Padres Return Home to Host Colorado Rockies Series

Mo. Basuony

Published: April 9, 2026 9:08 PM ET

Padres Return Home to Host Colorado Rockies Series

The Padres return home for a four-game set, where they will host the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park. The series begins Thursday evening and runs through Sunday afternoon.

Series schedule and broadcast

Game 1 begins at 6:40 p.m. Thursday on Padres.TV. Game 2 starts at 6:40 p.m. Friday on Padres.TV.

Game 3 is scheduled for 5:40 p.m. Saturday on Padres.TV and CBS. Game 4 wraps up at 1:10 p.m. Sunday on Padres.TV.

Standings and context

Both teams sit at 6-6 and are tied for second in the NL West. Each club trails the division-leading Dodgers, who are 9-3, by three games.

The Rockies have won five straight games to climb back to .500. They remain 2-4 on the road so far.

Team metrics

Colorado carries a plus-10 run differential. The Rockies rank 11th in OPS at .693 and 11th in team ERA at 3.66.

San Diego holds a minus-2 run differential. The Padres are tied for 27th in OPS at .618 and sit 15th in team ERA at 3.82.

San Diego dominated last season’s head-to-head matchups. The Padres outscored Colorado 95-43 and won 10 of 13 games.

Notable trends and recent form

San Diego return home after a 4-2 road trip through Boston and Pittsburgh. That trip left the club at .500 heading into the homestand.

Colorado’s offense has been bolstered by a recent surge. The five-game winning streak helped improve their position in the division.

Rockies highlights

OF Mickey Moniak leads Colorado with three homers. He has played six games since returning from a sprained finger.
Moniak is hitting .286/.304/.714 and has five RBIs, tied for the team lead.
Lefty Brennan Bernardino has made six appearances and posts a 1.93 ERA.
Right-handers Jimmy Herget (1.50 ERA) and Jaden Hill (2.08 ERA) have five appearances apiece.

Padres highlights

DH Miguel Andújar hit .412/.474/.647 during the recent road trip.
SS Xander Bogaerts hit his first homer and batted .292/.346/.458 on the trip.
Several regulars struggled on the road trip. Jackson Merrill (.581), Jake Cronenworth (.577), Fernando Tatis Jr. (.454) and Ramón Laureano (.364) each had OPS under .600.
RHP Mason Miller remains perfect in saves, 4-for-4 with a 0.00 ERA.

Projected pitching matchups

Filmogaz.com reviewed the scheduled starters and bullpen notes for each game.

Thursday

Rockies: Starter to be announced. Colorado has used opener LHP Brennan Bernardino recently. Jose Quintana is on the 15-day IL with a hamstring strain.

Padres: RHP Randy Vásquez (1-0, 0.75 ERA). He has an 11-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio and two quality starts through 12 innings.

Friday

Rockies: RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (1-0, 1.69 ERA). He has allowed two runs in 10 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts.

Padres: RHP Walker Buehler (0-1, 9.45 ERA). He has allowed seven runs in 6 2/3 innings in two starts for San Diego.

Saturday

Rockies: RHP Ryan Feltner (1-0, 4.32 ERA). He opened the season with three scoreless innings in Toronto.

Padres: RHP Germán Márquez (1-1, 4.50 ERA). Márquez rebounded with five shutout innings in Pittsburgh.

Sunday

Rockies: LHP Kyle Freeland (1-1, 2.30 ERA). He leads the majors with four hit batters and posted a quality start in his last outing.

Padres: RHP Nick Pivetta (1-2, 5.54 ERA). Pivetta has 16 strikeouts and three walks over his last two starts.

Season leaders and roster notes

Top OPS leaders for the season include Rockies 1B TJ Rumfield at 1.037 and Padres 3B Manny Machado at .753. Rumfield also leads Colorado with eight RBIs.

Mickey Moniak paces the Rockies with three homers. Ramón Laureano and Jackson Merrill each have two homers for San Diego.

Injuries and roster moves

Colorado placed LHP Jose Quintana on the 15-day IL for a right hamstring strain. OF/INF Tyler Freeman is day-to-day with lower back soreness.

Kris Bryant has no timetable while managing lumbar degenerative disk disease.

San Diego’s RHP Jason Adam recently threw two shutout innings on a rehab assignment. He could be activated as soon as Friday.

Yuki Matsui (groin), Matt Waldron (surgery) and Sung-Mun Song continue rehab work in Triple-A El Paso. Joe Musgrove remains limited to playing catch after a Tommy John setback.

Filmogaz.com will follow this four-game set closely as the Padres return home and host Colorado Rockies over the weekend. Expect updates to lineups and pitching decisions before first pitch each day.