Pham, Tatis homer in 9th, Padres rally for 8-7 win over Rox

DENVER (AP) — Tommy Pham hit a three-run homer in the ninth after Fernando Tatis Jr. tied it with two outs, and the San Diego Padres rallied for an 8-7 win over Colorado on Friday night to spoil the Rockies' home opener.

Pham sent a fastball from closer Wade Davis (0-1) over the left-center wall on a 3-2 count to give the Padres an 8-5 lead. Davis got two quick outs in the inning before Tatis took him deep.

It's the second straight night that Pham has come through for the Padres. Pham hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning as the Padres beat San Francisco under baseball’s new extra-innings format.

Craig Stammen (1-0) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win, while Kirby Yates made things interesting in the ninth. Yates surrendered a run-scoring single to Charlie Blackmon and then walked Ryan McMahon with the bases loaded to make it 8-7. He was taken out for Drew Pomeranz, who got pinch-hitter Chris Owings to fly out to earn his second save.

San Diego is off to a 6-2 start for the first time since 2009.

The line for Davis read like this: Two outs, four runs, two hits, two walks and two homers. His ERA jumped to 16.88.

The Padres overcame Blackmon hitting his first homer of the season, a two-run shot in the first, along with Trevor Story's solo homer in the seventh that gave Colorado a one-run lead. Pinch-hitter Matt Kemp also added a two-run double.

Stammen's outing gave a struggling bullpen a bit of a boost. It's been a tough stretch for the Padres relievers, who surrendered a four-run lead Wednesday and a five-run lead Thursday. They nearly gave up another.

There were several fielding gems in this game, highlighted by Story’s throw from the seat of his pants near second base with the Padres threatening in the seventh. The ball deflected off reliever...

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