Jackson Merrill had three hits, including one of four home runs for San Diego, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 8-1 in Denver on Sunday.

Manny Machado homered and doubled, and Ramon Laureano and Gavin Sheets also went deep for San Diego (78-65). The Padres remained a game behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West Division.

Sheets, Jake Cronenworth and Freddy Fermin finished with two hits each for San Diego.

Warming Bernabel had two hits for Colorado (40-103). The Rockies, who have lost 100-plus games for three straight seasons, tied the franchise record for losses set in 2023.

Machado gave the Padres the lead with a two-run homer in the first inning, his 23rd of the season. Merrill hit a solo shot in the second to make it 3-0. It was his 10th of the season.

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