Mickey Moniak has career day but slumping Rockies lose to Padres ...Middle East

Mickey Moniak had visions of the Rockies playing spoiler — not doormats — in the National League West.

The outfielder almost made his dream come true on Sunday afternoon at Petco Park, hitting two home runs, going 4 for 4, driving in five runs, and stealing two bases. But it wasn’t quite enough. The Padres won 9-6 and took three of four games in the series.

The Rockies finished their West Coast road trip 1-6, having been swept by the Dodgers in three games in Los Angeles. The Dodgers (83-65) lead the Padres (82-68) by two games in the division.

“We have talked about the opportunity almost to feel what it’s like to be in the playoff hunt,” Moniak said last week. “We have a chance to play spoiler.”

“And having such a young clubhouse, it would be a good experience for everybody to, A, run the gauntlet of those teams that are going to be in the playoffs and see how we stack up. And, B, finish the month off strong as we head into the offseason.”

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But the truth is, the Rockies (41-109) are tripping toward the finish line. They lost 15 of their last 18 games, and they have been outscored by an astronomical 397 runs this season.

The Padres pummelled starter German Marquez to take a 7-0 lead after three innings. But behind Moniak's big day, Colorado closed the gap to 7-6 by the seventh inning.

Moniak hit a solo home run off Yu Darvish in the fourth and a three-run blast off Jeremiah Estrada in the sixth. Colorado scored twice in the seventh, combining a leadoff single by Braxton Fulford, a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Ritter, an RBI double by Ezequiel Tovar, and an RBI single by Moniak.

But the Padres didn't blink and put the game away in the eighth, scoring twice against the usually reliable right-handed reliever Jimmy Herget. Mason McCoy led off with a double, Fernando Tatis Jr. singled and stole second, and Gavin Sheets drove them in with a ground-rule double to right-center.

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Colorado starter German Marquez continues to struggle. The right-hander, who will become a free agent at the end of the season, likely has only two starts left in a Rockies uniform. He's not performing like one of the best pitchers in team history.

The Padres ripped him for seven runs (six earned)  on nine hits in 2 1/3 innings. He served up a three-run homer to Jackson Merrill in the second to put Colorado in a 6-0 hole. Marquez walked two and struck out none, just the second time in his career he's failed to strike out a batter. His other zero-K game came on Aug. 29 vs. the Cubs at Coors Field, his first start after coming off the injured list, where he rehabbed right bicep tendinitis.

Marquez, the longest-tenured player on the Rockies' roster, is 3-14 with a 6.65 ERA in 24 starts this season.

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