Rockies 6, Padres 3: Michael Cuddyer homered and drove in four runs while Jon Garland pitched six strong innings in his first start in nearly 22 months as host
Colorado won its fourth straight game.

Cuddyer also had a pair of RBI singles while Troy Tulowitzki added two hits and an RBI as the middle of the Rockies' lineup continued its torrid start. Garland,
who last pitched in a regular-season game June 1, 2011 before injuring his shoulder, allowed two runs and five hits while recording 12 ground-ball outs.

Carlos Quentin had two doubles and scored twice for San Diego, which has scored 13 runs during its 1-4 start. Tyson Ross (0-1) allowed three runs (two earned), three hits and walked four in four-plus innings.

Cuddyer's two-out RBI single in the first inning gave the Rockies a 1-0 lead. The Padres tied it in the fourth on a fielder's choice grounder by Alexi Amarista with
the bases loaded and none out before Garland escaped further trouble when he induced Cameron Maybin to ground into a double play.

The Rockies scored three times in the fifth inning as the first five batters reached base, with consecutive RBI singles by Carlos Gonzalez, Tulowitzki and
Cuddyer giving Colorado a 4-1 lead. Cuddyer gave Colorado some breathing room with a two-run shot to the opposite field in right to make it 6-2 in the seventh.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Rafael Betancourt worked around a two-out single in the ninth inning to earn his third save in as many chances. ... Gonzalez, Tulowitzki and Cuddyer are a combined 24-for-60 with six homers, 18 RBIs and 13 runs scored. ... Colorado lead-off hitter Dexter Fowler went 2-for-4 and is 8-for-22 while hitting safely in all five games.