SAN DIEGO — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer, Seth Lugo pitched seven strong innings in his first start for his new team and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies, 3-1, on Sunday, salvaging a split of the four-game series after dropping the first two.
Bogaerts, a new fixture in the powerhouse Padres lineup after signing on in free agency following 10 seasons with the Red Sox, homered twice and drove in five runs on six hits in 13 at-bats in the season’s first four games. He has homered in two consecutive games.
