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Friday, Jun. 30 10:05pm ET
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Thanks to Pedro Astacio and Brent Mayne, the Colorado Rockies are off to a much better start on their California trip than they were at this time last year. Astacio pitched eight strong innings for his first win in seven starts and Mayne had three RBIs, including a two-run homer, as the Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 Friday night. Darren Bragg singled in the winning run in the seventh inning. "I think it's a big win to win the first one on the road," manager Buddy Bell said. That's no small thing for the Rockies, who on June 25, 1999, were routed 10-1 by the Padres in the opener of a road trip, which they finished 0-7. They also lost one home game on either side of the trip for a nine-game losing streak dropped them from third to fourth in the NL West. With Arizona losing to Cincinnati, the Rockies are back within one game of the division-leading Diamondbacks. Astacio allowed four runs and six hits, struck out 11 and walked one in the Rockies' third straight win. Astacio (7-5) had lost his previous three starts and hadn't won since beating Chicago 9-4 on May 24. "He hadn't been real sharp his last three outings or so, but he was definitely a lot sharper today," said Mayne, the catcher. "Mentally, I don't ever get the feeling like he's down or anything. He's a bull." Astacio made only two bad pitches, allowing two-run homers by Ryan Klesko and Ruben Rivera in the sixth inning that tied the game at 4. But Astacio retired the last seven batters he faced, making way at the start of the ninth for Jose Jimenez, who got his 13th save in 15 chances. "Other than those two pitches, he pitched as well as he could," Bell said. Astacio said he wasn't concerned that he hadn't won in a while. "That's something that happens sometimes," he said. "Every time I go out there I believe I can win the game. I'm happy tonight." Colorado took a 4-0 lead, with Mayne driving in three of them on a homer and a bases-loaded walk, before Astacio blew it. But the Rockies regained the lead in the seventh off Carlos Almanzar (1-3). Tom Goodwin hit a leadoff single and took third on Todd Helton's two-out single to right, chasing Almanzar. Bragg then singled off Carlos Reyes to score Goodwin. Left fielder Al Martin made a nice diving catch of Terry Shumpert's fly ball, keeping two more runs from scoring. Martin singled leading off the sixth and Klesko followed by hitting a full-count pitch into the first row of seats in right field, his team-leading 17th, to make it 4-2. Carlos Hernandez singled with two outs and Rivera, hit on the left shoulder by a pitch from Astacio in his previous at-bat, drove a 1-2 pitch deep into the left-field seats, his 10th. Colorado chased rookie right-hander Brian Tollberg after five innings, keeping him from becoming the third pitcher in Padres history to win each of his first three starts. Tollberg, who beat Arizona and Cincinnati in his first two starts, allowed four runs and six hits, struck out two and walked three. "I got away from what I did in my first two starts," Tollberg said. "I got behind and I didn't make the pitches. I just didn't find a good rhythm the whole game. I as fighting myself a little bit." Tollberg gave up Mayne's two-run homer in the second, his third, then struggled with his control in the third. With two outs and two on, Tollberg started Bragg 3-0 before intentionally walking him to load the bases. Tollberg then hit Shumpert to force in one run and walked Mayne on four pitches to bring in another. Game notesAstacio has allowed 23 homers, second in the majors to Houston's Jose Lima, who has allowed 25. ... It was the ninth straight road win in which the Rockies scored four or more runs. ... The Rockies won for just the third time in 16 games at San Diego dating to June 22, 1997. ... The Padres traded utilityman Ed Sprague to the Boston Red Sox for two minor leaguers, SS Cesar Saba and RHP Dennis Tankersley. The club then recalled OF John Roskos from Triple-A Las Vegas. ... Sprague was making $800,000 in base salary, and by being traded will automatically get $500,000 in performance bonuses, which the Red Sox must pay. ... San Diego's Dave Magadan went 1-for-26 in June, including 0-for-11 as a pinch-hitter, and struck out seven times. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Colorado Clubhouse San Diego Clubhouse RECAPS Minnesota 7 Cleveland 2
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