The Padres staked Mike Clevinger to a three-run lead in the first inning and then got out of the way for a while.
That's not nearly as good as it sounds, but it was good enough to get the Padres a 4-1 victory over the Rockies on Monday night at Petco Park.
The Rockies scored their run in the sixth inning on a double, single and sacrifice fly before Clevinger ended the inning with two strikeouts and pitched a perfect seventh. It was his second straight start completing seven innings, and he has allowed four runs in 20 innings over his past three starts.
