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SAN DIEGO — The Padres scored twice in the eighth inning on Rex Brothers wild pitch and catcher Wilin Rosarios errant throw back to the plate, lifting San Diego to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Darnell Savage Jr. Super Bowl Jersey . The Rockies held a one-run lead when Brothers walked the bases loaded with two outs. Facing Yasmani Grandal, Brothers unleashed a wild throw. As Rosario retrieved the pitch, he turned and threw wildly back to Brothers covering the plate. The ball was out of Brothers reach as Xavier Nady scored and, as the ball sailed past the mound, Seth Smith scored from second base as the Padres took a 5-4 lead. Brothers (1-2) allowed a game-winning homer to Brandon Crawford on Sunday in San Franciscos 5-4 win in 10 innings. Rosario hit a two-run homer off Eric Stults with a drive into the left-field seats in the fifth inning to give Colorado a 4-0 lead. Dale Thayer (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth inning and Huston Street worked the ninth for his fourth save. Staked with a four-run lead, Colorado rookie Jordan Lyles gave most of the lead back in the bottom of the inning when he allowed three runs. Lyles allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. The Rockies lost for the sixth time in eight road games. Pinch-hitter Tommy Medica and Everth Cabrera had consecutive run-scoring doubles and Alexi Amarista followed with a run-scoring triple as San Diego cut the lead to 4-3 in the fifth. Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer was injured on Amaristas hit when he fell backward attempting to catch the ball as it went over his head. Cuddyer crashed hard into the right field message board and stayed slumped on the warning track before being removed from the game a few minutes later with a bruised right elbow. Stults allowed four runs — three earned — on nine hits over five innings. NOTES: Colorado placed LHP Brett Anderson on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a broken left index finger. OF Cory Dickerson was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs. . Padres LF Carlos Quentin (left knee bone bruise), who has been on the 15-day DL since the start of the season, took a full round of batting practice, but there is still no timetable for his return. . The teams continue their four-game series Tuesday night with Rockies RHP Juan Nicasio (1-0, 3.75 ERA) set to face Padres LHP Robbie Erlin (1-0, 1.35). Preston Smith Super Bowl Jersey . The teams all-time leading scorer, DeRo has won everything there is to win in MLS. Jason Spriggs Super Bowl Jersey . Louis Blues brought in the premier unrestricted free agent centre, and did it without breaking the bank.Sofia, Bulgaria (SportsNetwork.com) – Andrea Petkovic of Germany rallied past Italys Flavia Pennetta to capture the WTA Tournament of Champions title on Sunday. Petkovic stormed back after a disastrous first set to earn a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory in the final. She earned her third title of 2014 and the fifth of her career. Im happy could gather enough energy and play well enough to win it in the end, said Petkovic, who also won previously this year in Charleston and Bad Gastein. She improved to 5-5 lifetime in finals. Pennetta won the first set in just 36 minutes, but Petkovic started her comeback with a break of serve in the second and held serve from there to even the match. Petkovic quickly fell behhind 2-0 in the third and trailed 3-1 before winning the last five games. Geronimo Allison Super Bowl Jersey. The season isnt quite over for Petkovic, who is set to play for Germany next weekend in the Fed Cup final against the Czech Republic. Pennetta fell to 10-14 all-time in finals, including 1-1 this year. She won the Indian Wells title back in March. Petkovic improved to 3-2 lifetime against Pennetta. This eight-player season-ending tournament was for players who had won one or more of the WTA International events during the year but failed to qualify for the WTA Finals, which was staged last week in Singapore. The Tournament of Champions will move to Zhuhai, China next year after a three-year run in Sofia. ‚ ‚ ‚