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Padres look to take finale from Rockies

Jul 25, 2007 - 1:29 PM San Diego (54-45) at Colorado (50-50) 3:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies meet in the rubber game of a three-game series Wednesday.

Justin Germano (6-4, 3.77 ERA) will take the mound for the Padres. The 6-3 righthander allowed four runs and six hits through 5 1/3 innings of a 7-3 setback to Philadelphia on Friday.

Germano is winless with a lackluster 7.11 ERA over three career starts against the Rockies, who have dropped three of four games overall.

Mike Cameron hit a three-run home run and Adrian Gonzalez drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to help the Padres snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.

The win was bittersweet for San Diego, which lost All-Star righthander Chris Young to an strained abdominal muscle in the second inning and could miss his next start.

Colorado's Aaron Cook (6-6, 4.37) was brilliant in his last start, allowing four hits with career-best eight strikeouts over seven scoreless frames to defeat Washington.

The 28-year-old righthander has dominated the Padres, going 7-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 13 lifetime starts in the series.