The Padres set a new four-game series attendance record at Petco Park (174,915), which opened in 2004, with four consecutive sellouts to open the season.
SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer, newly acquired starter Seth Lugo pitched seven strong innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Sunday, salvaging a split of the four-game series after dropping the first two games.
Lugo, in his first start as a Padre, got out of an early jam in the first inning but then cruised for most of his remaining six innings, striking out seven while giving up four hits and one run. Lugo’s only blemish was giving up a home run in the seventh to Ryan McMahon for the Rockies' only run. Padres reliever Josh Hader earned his first save of the season, tossing a scoreless ninth inning. Hader was assessed a ball on a clock violation during his outing.
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