Rockies Easy Prey; Padres’ Streak Now 14

DENVER — The San Diego Padres coasted to their 14th straight victory, routing Colorado, 15-3, Friday night behind Reggie Sanders’ four hits and sending the Rockies to their ninth loss in a row.

The Padres extended the best winning streak in team history and matched the longest in the majors since Kansas City won 14 in a row in 1994.

Sanders and John Vander Wal hit consecutive home runs in the first inning as the Padres took a 3-0 lead. San Diego got 11 of its season-high 19 hits in the first three innings.

Pinch-hitters Phil Nevin and Carlos Baerga also homered for the Padres. Rookie Ben Davis drove in three runs.

Larry Walker hit a 464-foot homer for the Rockies and pinch-hitter Jeff Barry hit his first major league home run.

Walker extended his hitting streak to 16 games.

The Padres scored four times in the third, highlighted by Quilvio Veras’ shot through the legs of third baseman Vinny Castilla for a two-run single. Dave Magadan and Davis had RBI singles earlier in the inning.

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Next Series for Dodgers

Who: Colorado Rockies

Where: at Denver

When: Monday, 6 p.m., Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m., Thursday, noon

Streaking in the ‘90s

Longest baseball winning streaks this decade:

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Minnesota Twins 15 1991 San Diego Padres 14 1999 Texas Rangers 14 1991 Kansas City Royals 14 1994 Philadelphia Phillies 13 1991 Atlanta Braves 13 1992

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