Gray strikes out 4 Padres in second inning

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DENVER — Rockies right-hander Jon Gray was going to live by the “K” in Saturday night’s second inning — no matter how many he needed.

Gray struck out all four batters he faced in the second at Coors Field. Ryan Schimpf went down swinging. Then he got a third strike past Jon Jay, but the pitch ticked off the top of catcher Tom Murphy’s glove for a passed ball that let Jay reach first base.

No matter. Gray, pitching with a 4-0 lead thanks to two-run home runs from Nolan Arenado and Murphy off Padres starter Edwin Jackson in the …

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