San Diego Padres (77-65, second in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (40-102, fifth in the NL West)

Denver; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Dylan Cease (6-11, 4.81 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 190 strikeouts); Rockies: Tanner Gordon (5-5, 6.07 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Colorado has a 23-51 record at home and a 40-102 record overall. The Rockies have a 25-11 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

San Diego has gone 34-40 on the road and 77-65 overall. Padres hitters are batting a collective .252, which ranks third in the NL.

Sunday's game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Padres have a 6-2 advantage in the season series.

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