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LEADING OFF: Braves, Phils keep winning, Melvin out | 2022-06-12 14:36:20

Left-hander Kyle Freeland pitched six strong innings and the Colorado Rockies knocked out heralded rookie lefty MacKenzie Gore in the third inning to beat the San Diego Padres 6-2 and split a doubleheader. The Padres won the first game 2-1 when automatic runner Manny Machado hustled home in the 10th inning on a two-out wild pitch and a throwing error by catcher Elias D\u00edaz. About 40 minutes before the second game, the Padres announced that Melvin and bench coach Ryan Christenson entered COVID-19 protocols and that quality control coach Ryan Flaherty would manage.

The Padres hosted a doubleheader against the Rockies on Saturday. After coming out on top 2-1 in 10 innings in Game 1, the Friars got some brutal news ahead of the nightcap.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin and bench coach Ryan Christenson entered COVID protocols in between games of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. That forced quality control coach Ryan Flaherty to serve as acting manager for the second game. The Padres made the announcement about 40 minutes before first pitch of the second game. San Diego beat the Rockies in the opener.

Saturday was already doing to be a long one for the Padres. They were playing the first scheduled doubleheader in Petco Park’s history and the first one in...