SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Griffin Canning struck out four over three scoreless innings of relief and Mason Miller earned his 28th save as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 Wednesday evening at PETCO Park.

Canning (2-9) allowed one hit and no runs in three innings, lowering his ERA after two rough outings. Kyle Hart added 2 2/3 hitless innings, and Miller worked a perfect ninth with two strikeouts.

Colorado starter Gabriel Hughes (0-3) took the loss, surrendering three runs on six hits over five innings. The Padres scored all three runs in the fourth. Jackson Merrill’s single plated Jake Cronenworth, and Luis Rengifo’s groundout and Gavin Sheets’ sacrifice fly added runs.

The Rockies scored in the seventh on Brett Sullivan’s single, cutting the deficit to two. San Diego (55-53) outhit Colorado 6-6. Attendance was 40,714. The game lasted 2:33.