Rox capitalize as Blackmon extends streak

SAN DIEGO — Charlie Blackmon has been setting the table for a good month now. Sunday night, the Rockies showed how good they can be when they actually arrive for the feast.

Blackmon extended his career-best on-base streak to 31 games in Sunday night’s 10-3 victory over the Padres at Petco Park. Counting Sunday’s 2-for-4 performance, Blackmon has hit .333 with nine doubles, six home runs, a triple, 11 walks and two hit-by-pitches during the streak.

But the Rockies are just 13-18 during Blackmon’s run, and he has scored just 18 times. Blackmon isn’t paying much attention to his statistical impact, simply because there are greater problems.

“My focus is just to win games,” Blackmon said before Sunday’s series finale. “If you’re playing to win, you don’t get so caught up in stuff that you can’t control. Playing to win can really solve everything.”

Manager Walt Weiss said the overall inconsistency of the offense has muted Blackmon’s impact.

“Offensively, we haven’t had our big guys all hot at the same time,” Weiss said. “It’s been one or two of the guys, with a couple of guys struggling.”

Notably absent from Blackmon’s game has been the stolen base. He finished last year with a career-best 43 in 56 attempts. This year, counting a steal Sunday, he’s just …

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