Padres vs. Rockies 8/13/14
The Padres’ Rymer Liriano hits a two run home run in the fourth inning. The Padres beat the Rockies 5-3 at Petco Park on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’, Ian Kennedy pitches to the Rockies in the first inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Rockies’ Tyler Matzek pitches to the Padres in the first inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Yangervis Solarte slides in ahead of the throw to the Rockies’ Nolan Arenado on a hit single by Jedd Gyorko in the first inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Rene Rivera hits an RBI single in the first inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Jedd Gyorko dives, but can’t get to a ground ball hit single by the Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu in the third inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Yangervis Solarte throws a ground ball, hit by the Rockies’ Tyler Matzek, to first base in the third inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Rockies’ Drew Stubbs reacts to striking out as Padres’ catcher Rene Rivera throws the ball back to pitcher Ian Kennedy in the third inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Rockies’ pitcher Tyler Matzek walks back to the mound as the Padres’ Rymer Liriano runs the bases after he hit a two run home run in the fourth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Rymer Liriano points up as he crosses home plate while Abraham Almonte and Chris Nelson wait to greet him after Liriano hit a two run home run in the fourth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Rymer Liriano, right, celebrates with Abraham Almonte after Liriano hit a two run home run in the fourth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Rymer Liriano points as he celebrates after he hit a two run home run in the fourth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Tommy Medica leaps, but can’t catch a home run hit by the Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu in the fifth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu is greeted at the dugout after he hit a home run in the fifth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Ian Kennedy pulls his cap down after the Rockies scored two runs in the fifth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Jedd Gyorko, right, is congratulated by Chris Nelson after he scored the go ahead run for the Padres in the fifth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Rymer Liriano drops a foul ball, hit by the Rockies’ Michael McKenry, as he runs toward the stands in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
After dropping a foul ball catch, the Padres’ Rymer Liriano braces for the fence in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
After dropping a foul ball catch, the Padres’ Rymer Liriano hits the fence in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
After dropping a foul ball catch, the Padres’ Rymer Liriano goes over the fence in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Abraham Almonte catches a hit by the Rockies’ Corey Dickerson in deep center field in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Abraham Almonte drops his bat as he watches his home run hit fly in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Abraham Almonte skips up to third base coach Glenn Hoffman for a hand slap after he hit a home run in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Abraham Almonte, right, is congratulated by Yangervis Solarte after Almonte hit a home run in the sixth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Blaine Boyer pitches to the Rockies in the eighth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ Blaine Boyer pumps his fist after striking out the Rockies’ Michael McKenry to end the top of the eighth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Rockies’ pitcher Juan Nicasio ducks as a seagull flies above him in the eighth inning. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’ closing pitcher Joaquin Benoit and catcher Rene Rivera celebrate the Padres 5-3 win to sweep the Rockies. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’, from left, Tommy Medica, Abraham Almonte, and Rymer Liriano, run up to each other as they celebrate the Padres 5-3 win to sweep the Rockies (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)
The Padres’, from left, Tommy Medica, Abraham Almonte, and Rymer Liriano, jump as they celebrate the Padres 5-3 win to sweep the Rockies. (Hayne Palmour IV / UT San Diego)