The San Diego Padres walked off the Colorado Rockies in 12 innings on a walk-off grand slam Thursday night to move above .500 for the first time this season.

Xander Bogaerts hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning and the San Diego Padres snapped the Colorado Rockies' four-game winning streak with a 7-3 victory on Thursday night. Bogaerts sent a 1-0 pitch from Valente Bellozo (0-1) out to left field for his ninth career grand slam and his second with the Padres.

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SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres closed out an ugly game Thursday with a beautiful defensive play in the top of the 12th inning and Xander Bogaerts’ walk-off grand slam in the bottom half for a 7-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.

Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3. Fernando Tatis Jr. started the inning with a sacrifice bunt that moved automatic runner Jake Cronenworth to third.

Rockies relievers stared down the Padres for inning after inning on Thursday night at Petco Park. But the Rockies finally blinked in the 12th, losing 7-3.

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Xander Bogaerts belted a grand slam in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night as the San Diego Padres rallied past the visiting Colorado Rockies 7-3.

The Rockies have won five in a row to pull back to .500, but they are 2-4 so far away from Coors Field. Colorado has a plus-10 run differential and ranks 11th in OPS (.693) and 11th in team ERA (3.66). The Padres outscored the Rockies, 95-43, in winning 10 of 13 meetings last year.

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