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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Pat Graham The Associated Press
Xander Bogaerts contributed significantly to the San Diego Padres' victory over the struggling Colorado Rockies with a home run and an RBI triple, helping the Padres score seven runs in the second inning of their 9-2 win on Thursday. The Padres’ strong performance moved them four games ahead of Arizona for the final National League wild-card spot, while the Rockies continue to struggle, needing to win seven of their remaining nine games to avoid a historic fourth consecutive season with over 100 losses.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Thursday, Xander Bogaerts nearly hit for the cycle but fell short by one single as the San Diego Padres defeated the struggling Colorado Rockies 9-2 in Denver. Bogaerts homered and tripled during a seven-run second inning, adding an RBI double later, but struck out twice in his final at-bats. The Padres' strong performance extended their winning streak to 10 of their last 11 games, moving them four games ahead of idle Arizona for the last National League wild-card spot. Bogaerts' teammates contributed significantly with a total of 15 hits and eight extra-base hits throughout the game. Rockies starter Tanner Gordon allowed seven runs in just three innings, worsening Colorado’s ongoing streak where no starting pitcher has earned a win in their last 20 games.
Written for “Padres Beat Rockies” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
DENVER (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered and had an RBI triple during a seven-run second inning to help the San Diego Padres beat the reeling Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Thursday.
asserted
Padres → homer → Thursday
Bogaerts finished a single shy of the fourth cycle in Padres history.
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Bogaerts → finish → history
He had two chances but struck out looking in the sixth and swinging to lead off the ninth.
asserted
He → have → ninth
His big game was part of a 15-hit afternoon for the Padres, who took three of four from Colorado.
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who → take → Colorado
San Diego moved four games ahead of idle Arizona for the last National League wild-card spot.
asserted
Diego → move → spot
Michael King (12-9) settled in after giving up a leadoff triple to Jake McCarthy and a run-scoring single to Connor Norby.
asserted
King → settle → Norby
King went six innings and allowed two runs in his staff-leading 31st start of the season.
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King → go → season
Dustin Harris had three singles and drove in three runs to help the Padres win for the 10th time in 11 games.
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Padres → have → games
They finished with eight extra-base hits.
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They → finish → hits
Colorado’s Tanner Gordon (1-5) allowed 10 hits and seven runs over three innings.
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Gordon → allow → innings
His rough outing extended a streak of a Rockies starter failing to notch the win to 20 games.
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starter → extend → games
It was an adventurous second inning for right fielder Zac Veen, who saw back-to-back hits to him turn into triples.
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hits → see → triples
He slid to catch Jackson Merrill’s looping ball near the line only to have it bounce off him.
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it → slide → him
Bogaerts followed with a sinking liner and Veen trying to make a diving catch.
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Veen → follow → catch
The ball got by him and rolled to the wall.
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ball → get → wall
Colorado needs to go 7-2 the rest of the way to avoid becoming the first team with four straight 100-loss seasons since the 1962-65 New York Mets.
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Colorado → need → Mets
Up next
Padres: RHP Nick Pivetta (2-2, 3.60 ERA) will start Friday against Miami.
asserted
Pivetta → start → Miami
Rockies: Colorado hasn’t named a starter for Friday to start a three-game series with Seattle.
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Colorado → name → Seattle
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