Rockies Look To Extend Wild Card Lead Against Padres

The Rox don't want to fall into the Padres' trap tonight.  They're four games up over the Giants in the Wild Card race and they have a chance to extend that lead tonight as they take on red-hot San Diego.  As Rockies' blog Purple Row notes, the Padres will not lie down quietly for Colorado:

As I mentioned ad nauseum in the NL West Report yesterday, the Padres have managed to go four consecutive weeks without suffering a losing week.  Look at the roster and the schedule, and you had better respect that.  In fact, San Diego has won 10 of their past 13 series (and 12 of 16), with two of the losses coming against the mighty Cardinals.  Four of the wins came against playoff contenders on the road.

Edward Mujica (3-4) takes the mound for Padres while Jorge De La Rosa (15-9) will try to shut San Diego down for Colorado.