SAN DIEGO (AP) Austin Gomber allowed two hits in six innings, Brenton Doyle and Jordan Beck homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep with their seventh straight victory.

It is Colorado's longest winning streak since an eight-game run that ended in June 2019.

Gomber (1-2) struck out five and walked two before three relievers finished a four-hitter. It was the first time Colorado (15-28), which has won six road games all season, swept a three-game set in San Diego since 2013.

The last-place Rockies had gone 93 games without throwing a shutout.

ā€œI thought (Gomberā€™s) fastball for the most part was located in and out,ā€³ manager Bud Black said. ā€œEven though the Padres hitters were looking for the secondary pitch, the fastball was always in the back of their minds. He just had their timing disrupted.ā€³

Gomber wasnā€™t shy about using all four of his pitches, regardless of the count.

ā€œIā€™ve gotten to the point where I just trust the kind of pitcher that I am and the stuff that I have,ā€³ he said. ā€œIā€™ve kind of found what works for me and I just kind of let the results be what they are.

ā€œIā€™m not out here trying to strike guys out. If you want to swing at the first pitch, be my guest. If you want to guess at what Iā€™m going to throw, thatā€™s fine. I feel like that puts me in an advantageous spot.ā€³

Beck, who had four RBIs and two extra-base hits, smacked his first major league homer in the sixth with a drive deep into the left-field seats.

ā€œObviously, that is something you dream about,ā€³ said Beck, who extended his hitting streak to a career-high five games.

Michael King (3-4) had a rocky outing for the Padres, giving up his big league-high 11th homer to Doyle in a three-run second. Beck, who finished with three hits, delivered a two-run double.

King was cognizant of the frustration voiced by Padres fans.

ā€œWeā€™re fully deserving of it if weā€™re playing that poorly,ā€³ he said. ā€œI continue to think we have some smart fans here and they know when they are watching bad baseball.ā€³

Colorado tacked on with Jacob Stallingsā€™ two-run single in the third. Beck added a two-run homer in the sixth and an RBI single in the eighth.

King permitted six runs, eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

The Padres were shut out for the third game this year and second time on their homestand. Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts went a combined 1 for 9, with Machado striking out a team-high three times.

Donovan Solano had two hits and a walk for San Diego, which went 3 for 22 with runners in scoring position during the series.

TRAINERā€™S ROOM

Rockies catcher Elias DĆ­az (left hand) was held out of the lineup.

UP NEXT

Rockies: RHP Ryan Feltner (1-3, 5.20 ERA) faces Giants LHP Kyle Harrison (3-1, 3.42) on Friday.

Padres: RHP Matt Waldron (1-5, 5.49 ERA) pitches against Atlanta LHP Max Fried (3-1, 3.57) on Friday.

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