Colorado’s Coors Field saga continues: the Rockies are 23-52 at home this season, a .307 clip that ranks last in MLB, as Coors’ elevation inflates ERAs and homers. The home pitching is the worst in the league (6.57 ERA) while the offense at Coors is only middling; three straight 100+ loss seasons underscore the urgent need to reclaim home-field advantage. With six home games left against Miami and the Angels, a turn in the home record could start a late-season rally.

The piece argues fixes must come on both sides: sharper pitching and better defense, plus more productive hitting to exploit elevation. It points to a post-All-Star Break mark of 13-16 at home as a sliver of optimism if the rotation, bullpen, and lineup converge. Farm updates spotlight Hiura, Hilliard, and Veen as signs the Rockies’ pipeline could lift the big club, but the path back to relevance requires winning at altitude rather than merely at sea level.

Padres 2, Rockies 0 in a dreary Petco Park opener highlighted by McCade Brown’s quality start for Colorado, but the offense never showed up, chalking up 14 strikeouts. Freddy Fermin opened San Diego’s scoring with an RBI single, then Luis Arraez added an RBI hit to push the lead to 2-0. Jackson Merrill doubled the lead with a fourth-inning blast as Padres bullpen slammed the door, preserving the two-run victory. Rockies battle Friday with Tanner Gordon toeing the rubber.

Fantasy takeaway: lean Padres for value, especially Arraez and Fermin, who supplied the scoring. Colorado’s bats remain the fade, but Brown’s night hints at a late-season breakout if the lineup can support him. Friday’s matchup features Colorado’s Tanner Gordon versus an uncertain Padres starter, offering potential DFS leverage if San Diego’s hot bats carry over.

Luis Arraez stitched together a 3-for-4 night, driving in the game’s lone run as San Diego opened the four-game set with a 2-0 win over Colorado. Freddy Fermin added an RBI-single in the third, and Jackson Merrill delivered a late insurance shot to boost the Padres’ offense. Randy Vasquez spun six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, and the bullpen closed it out behind a clean seventh through ninth. A solid all-around performance gives San Diego momentum in the series.