Buehler struggles, Padres bats stay cold in loss to Rockies
The San Diego Padres lose to the Colorado Rockies 8-3 Wednesday night at Coors Field.
Apr 22, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies outfielder Troy Johnston (20) slides into home for a run during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. DENVER ā On a night where the Padres looked to set a new franchise record, the bats stayed silent as the Colorado Rockies snapped San Diego's three-game win streak with an 8-3 victory at Coors Field Wednesday night. San Diego entered the matchup with a seven-game win streak against Colorado dating back to last season and a perfect 5-0 against Colorado this season.
Tuesday's 1-0 shutout win tied an all-time mark for the longest stretch of consecutive wins over the division-rival Rockies. Despite coming into the game as one of the hottest teams in baseball, the offense has spurted. San Diego has average 2.
0 runs and hit under . 200 in its last five games ā including hitting just one home run. The lone long ball in that stretch came Wednesday when Luis Campusano hit a solo shot in the seventh off Colorado reliever Jaden Hill.
The homer marked Campusano's second of the season, both coming against Colorado. Tomoyuki Sugano provided stability for a Colorado rotation that had been searching for a productive start. Prior to Wednesday's game, Colorado's starters owned an 0-6 record with an 6.