Three keys

Key moments in the Rockies' 11-9 loss against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Thursday night:

1 Padres left fielder Termel Sledge was 1-for-22 with eight strikeouts against left- handed pitchers, but with two on and two out in the fifth and the Padres trailing 6-5, he flipped a two-run double down the left-field line off left-hander Jeremy Affeldt to key a nine-run rally.

2 Elmer Dessens, who had not pitched more than four innings or thrown more than 60 pitches in a game since April 28, 2005, was one out from getting out of the fifth inning with a 6-2 lead. But he gave up a two-out single to Geoff Blum and a three-run home run to Mike Cameron, leaving with a 6-5 lead the bullpen turned into an 11-6 deficit.

3 With the Rockies up 1-0, Brad Hawpe led off the second with a walk against Clay Hensley and took third on Yorvit Torrealba's double. But Hensley limited the Rockies to one run, on a Cory Sullivan sacrifice fly.

Etc.

In addition to the the nine-run sixth inning Thursday, the Padres scored 11 runs in the first inning of their July 29 game at Houston. That game was started by former Rockies right-hander Jason Jennings. . . . Padres right-hander Kevin Cameron had allowed four earned runs in 45 innings before giving up three runs while retiring one batter in the sixth inning.

Scouting report: Los Angeles Dodgers

Series history: The Rockies trail 93-127, including 41-66 at Dodger Stadium. Colorado has lost the season series in Los Angeles the past seven years and has lost 47 of its past 66 games in Los Angeles.

Roster report: Shea Hillenbrand, released by the Angels and Padres, was called up Monday and has taken over at third base with Nomar Garciaparra being put on the disabled list with a left calf strain. Also on the disabled list are right-handed pitchers Jason Schmidt (shoulder surgery), Chin-hui Tsao (right shoulder soreness) and Yhency Brazoban (right shoulder strain); left-handed pitchers Randy Wolf and Hong- Chih Kuo (left elbow inflammation); and outfielder Jason Repko (left hamstring).

Quickly: The Dodgers have lost 13 of 18, scoring two runs or fewer in 10 of those games. . . . . Eric Stults is being called up to start tonight, replacing Mark Hendrickson, who was moved to the bullpen. . . . Outfielder Juan Pierre is hitting .357 (20-for-56) in August. He has 48 stolen bases. . . . Right- hander Takashi Saito has 31 saves, joining Eric Gagne (three times), Todd Worrell (three times) and Jeff Shaw (two times) as the only Dodgers relievers with 30-save seasons.