SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 21: Michael Cuddyer #3 of the Colorado Rockies scores ahead of the tag of Yasmani Grandal #12 of the San Diego Padres during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Petco Park on July 21, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
The victory snapped the Padres' four-game winning streak and ended the Rockies' three-game skid.
Cuddyer singled off Joe Thatcher (0-3), San Diego's sixth reliever, with one out in the 12th. He was sacrificed to second by Carlos Torres and came around to score on Pacheco's third hit of the game, a single to left. Ramon Hernandez made it 8-6 when he singled home Pacheco.
Torres (1-0) got the victory with two scoreless innings. Rafael Betancourt, the Rockies' fifth reliever, came on in the 12th to pick up his 16th save.
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