Colorado’s 27-9 record from June 4 through last weekend was the best in baseball over that span, and the Rockies moved within 1 1/2 games of San Francisco for the NL wild card lead with a 10-1 win over the Padres on Thursday.

After dropping eight of their last nine, the Padres are a major league-worst 11-28 since the beginning of June, with their anemic offense scoring one or zero runs 10 times over that span.

Josh Geer, who will start for the Padres, has only one victory in 16 appearances this season and that came May 23 against the Chicago Cubs.

Ubaldo Jimenez will counter for the Rockies as he seeks his first win since June 18.

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Cook and Jimenez have been effective recently, so it’s understandable why the Rockies want to get them slotted in succession as soon as possible.

The Padres will counter with Chad Gaudin, who is 4-7, with a 5.03 ERA, in the opener.

The Padres are hoping that Kevin Kouzmanoff continues to swing a hot bat once the second half of the season begins.

Sunday in San Francisco, Kouzmanoff went 4-for-5 against the Giants with a three-run homer. It marked the eighth time this season that Kouzmanoff had three or more hits in a game.

The Padres scored 10 runs Sunday, becoming the last major league team to reach double-digits in runs scored in a game this season.

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San Francisco is on pace to snap a streak of four consecutive losing seasons, thanks to another dominant campaign from Lincecum and one of the majors’ best home records.

They are currently 28-14 at AT&T Park, where they were 37-44 en route to a 72-90 finish in 2008.

In 10 career starts against San Diego, Lincecum is 3-2 with a 1.43 ERA. He only has a lower lifetime ERA against Oakland.

Though San Diego has lost both its games at AT&T Park this season, it’s won six of eight overall against NL West rival San Francisco in 2009.

Josh Greer will get the start for the +245 underdog Padres.

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For the second straight week, Seattle's Brandon Morrow will oppose Josh Geer. The righthanders faced each other last Thursday, as the Padres won 4-3 in 10 innings to snap their major league record interleague losing streak at 13.

Morrow allowed two runs and five hits while striking out six in four innings.

Geer allowed three runs and six hits while striking out six in six innings against the Mariners on Thursday.

Geer is 0-1 with a 7.33 ERA in four starts since beating the Chicago Cubs on May 23.

Despite homering for the second time in five games, Adrian Gonzalez is two behind St. Louis' Albert Pujols for the major league lead. Both home runs came against the Mariners, a club he's batting .333 against this season.

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San Diego is 5-13 since its 10-game winning streak was snapped on May 26. It's dropped four straight overall, totaling just one run in its past three losses.

To make it worse, San Diego is 4-23 in its last 27 games versus the AL dating to 2007.

The -130 favored Padres hope to have better luck against Garrett Olson. Olson returned to the starting staff Thursday at Baltimore in a 6-3 win.

Chad Gaudin, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from one of the worst starts of his career. The righthander gave up eight runs and 10 hits over three innings in an 11-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.

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Palmer, who was called up in late April, pitched seven scoreless innings against Seattle on May 30 in his last start. The Angels are 6-1 in his seven outings this season.

The Padres have won three of five after a four-game losing streak. They split a two-game set with the Dodgers this week, winning 3-1 on Wednesday.

Chad Gaudin will take the mound for San Diego, facing a team he spent more than two years pitching against on a regular basis. He was 3-2 with a 4.44 ERA in seven starts and 10 relief appearances against Los Angeles when he played for the A's.

San Diego is 11-8 against the Angels, including 7-4 in Anaheim.

Los Angeles, which swept a four-game series from the Padres from April 30-May 3 at Dodger Stadium, hasn't won six straight home games over San Diego in a single season since reeling off seven in a row in 1974.

Dodger Stadium isn't the only place causing problems for the Padres, who have dropped 19 of their last 23 away from Petco Park.

In the series finale tonight, Wade LeBlanc is set to make his first start of the season after being recalled from Triple-A Portland.

The Dodgers counter with Clayton Kershaw, who's been at his best at Dodger Stadium, allowing five runs in 29 1-3 innings over five starts.

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The Dodgers are hoping a home series versus San Diego can help them get back on track.

Los Angeles swept a four-game series from the Padres from April 30-May 3 at Dodger Stadium and has won nine of the last 10 meetings there.

Chad Billingsley has won his first two starts of the season over San Diego.

Chris Young, who is trying to avoid losing three straight starts for the first time since 2007, is 1-0 in two outings against the Dodgers this season. Get your MLB baseball betting before the big game.

Philadelphia has hit five home runs in this series while San Diego has hit three.

The +105 underdog Phillies will try to complete the sweep against San Diego's Chris Young, who has pitched well recently.

Young is 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA against the Phillies, who tagged him for seven runs and nine hits in 3 2-3 innings April 17. The Padres, though, bailed him out by rallying to win 8-7.

Philadelphia counters with J.A. Happ, who will make his third start since Chan Ho Park was demoted to the bullpen.

Philadelphia has been money on the road, going 16-6. Now they open their 10-game road trip with their first visit to San Diego since taking two of three from the Padres last August.

Philadelphia is 12-4 at Petco Park since it opened in 2004, and has won 14 of its last 18 in San Diego. The Padres, though, are 17-6 at home, including the franchise's first 9-0 homestand.

Phillies scheduled starter Joe Blanton makes his second career start against the Padres. Kevin Correia takes the mound for the Padres.