The Colorado Rockies have struggled on their current West coast road trip, but are hoping to finish up strong at the home of the last place team in the NL West. The Rockies open a three-game series in San Diego against the Padres tonight. It’s the Rockies’ first visit to San Diego since taking two out of three at Petco Park in early June. The Rockies own a 5-4 record against the Padres this season. Jason Hammel takes the mound for the Rockies tonight. He gave up a career-high 12 hits and 8 runs in his last start, a loss at Arizona, and is hoping to stop a personal two-game losing streak. He’ll be opposed by San Diego’s Tim Stauffer. The soft-tossing righty has a 2.18 ERA in eight career outings against the Rockies. ESPN Radio 1410 has the action from San Diego tonight. Pregame coverage starts at 8:30 with the first pitch at 9:05.