Padres seek to avoid stumbling vs. Rockies again

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Back in May, the San Diego Padres welcomed the Colorado Rockies to town after taking a weekend series from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Seemingly ready to get on a roll, San Diego instead lost all three games.

On Friday night, the Padres will host the Rockies again, this time after sweeping a two-game set from Los Angeles that brought them within 4 1/2 games of the National