DENVER -- The Padres arrived in Coors Field with their bats a-blazing, scoring all they needed in a five-run first and three times scoring more runs in an inning than the Rockies scored all night Monday. San Diego took the series opener, 14-3, hitting the Rockies hard in a park where they dominated the Friars in 2014.The nine runs in the first two innings spoiled the return of Rockies southpaw Jorge De La Rosa, who opened the season on the disabled list with a left groin strain. The nine runs matched a career high for De La Rosa and the two innings marked the shortest outing ever at Coors Field for the starter. 
Padres starter Odrisamer Despaigne offered a second strong start since taking the injured Ian Kennedy's spot in the rotation. Despaigne pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. He is 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA in 18 1/3 innings this season.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Start me up: The Padres had the game in hand before the Rockies ever came to the plate, batting through the lineup and scoring five runs on six hits in the first frame. It was the most hits in the first inning since tallying six against San Francisco on Sept. 11, 2008, and the most runs since scoring five in Cincinnati on July 29, 2009. The big inning gave the Padres a best-in-baseball 16 first-inning runs.Pitching and defense:The Padres' four-run second began when shortstop Troy Tulowitzki let Wil Myers' grounder go through his legs. Four batters later, center fielder Charlie Blackmon appeared ready to catch a drive hit by Will Middlebrooks, but the ball sailed over Blackmon's head for a two-run triple that boosted the Padres' lead to 8-0.
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