SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Jackson Merrill and Bryce Johnson homered to back Dylan Cease and lead the San Diego Padres to a 11-3 win against the lowly Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.

Machado and Ramón Laureano each drove in three runs for the Padres, who rebounded from a 4-2 loss on Friday night and have a chance to win the four-game series on Sunday.

San Diego trails the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by 2 1/2 games in the NL West. The Padres hold the second of three National League wild cards. The Rockies have the worst record in the majors at 41-108.

Cease (8-11) held the Rockies to one run and five hits in six innings. He struck out six to reach 201 for the season. It’s his fifth straight season with more than 200 strikeouts.

The nine runs were more

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