Goodman, Rumfield and Sugano lead the Rockies to an 8-3 win over the Padres

DENVER (AP) — Hunter Goodman had two doubles and a homer, TJ Rumfield knocked in two runs and Tomoyuki Sugano struck out four in 5 2/3 innings as the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Wednesday night.

Sugano (2-1) allowed five hits, one run, and one walk. The 36-year-old righty bounced back from an eight-hit, five-run loss against the Dodgers in his last outing.

Goodman tied his season-high with eight total bases, finishing 3 for 4 with a walk.

Rumfield, Mickey Moniak, Willi Castro, and Jake McCarthy had two hits apiece and the Rockies finished with 15 hits.

Castro's RBI single started a four-run third inning in which the Colorado took the lead. Edouard Julien, Moniak, and Tyler Freeman each drove in runs in the inning.

Rumfield drove in two more runs with a single and a double, and McCarthy added an RBI single in the seventh inning. Goodman added his sixth homer of the season in the eighth inning, a 427-foot solo shot.

Antonio Senzatela allowed a hit and an unearned run in two innings to close out the game.

For the Padres, Walker Buehler (1-2) gave up eight hits, four runs, and two walks while striking out two.

Luis Campusano had two doubles and a solo homer, and Xander Bogaerts added two singles for San Diego.

Colorado rebounded from a 1-0 loss to the Padres on Tuesday in the team’s fourth such setback in Coors Field’s 26-year history. Teams have combined to score 11.2 runs per game in 12 total games following a 1-0 result.

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Colorado Rockies second baseman Edouard Julien, left, applies a late tag to San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill as he steals second basein the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Edouard Julien gestures to the dugout after reaching first base on an RBI single off San Diego Padres starting pitcher Walker Buehler in the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Walker Buehler waits to be pulled form the mound after issuing a walk too Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer, left, takes the ball from starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano as he is pulled from the mound after giving up a single to San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts in the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' TJ Rumfield follows the flight of his RBI single off San Diego Padres relief pitcher Kyle Hart in the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — World Cup host Vancouver is at risk of losing its Major League Soccer club to another city.

MLS said late Monday it “will evaluate all options” for the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps, including moving out of the city. The club was put on sale 16 months ago by an ownership group that includes former NBA star Steve Nash.

Uncertainty around the team is fueled by limited revenue options and a short-term lease at BC Place stadium that will host seven World Cup games in June and July, including Canada playing Qatar and Switzerland.

“It’s reaching a critical point,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday during a meeting with the Associated Press Sports Editors in New York.

Garber called the situation at BC Place untenable, citing strict schedule restrictions from the government entity that owns and operates the building and an inability to add premium seating.

British Columbia’s government said Tuesday it is working with the Whitecaps to help the team lower costs and generate more revenue at BC Place — but it won’t be buying the team to prevent it from moving cities.

Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s minister of jobs and economic growth, said the team is now using the stadium at no cost, and any breaks that the team received this year could be extended for another year.

The Whitecaps and the provincial government — which owns BC Place through the provincial Crown corporation PavCo — signed a one-year lease earlier this year, which annually returns to the club about $1 million to 1.5 million that the province makes from hosting.

Kahlon, a longtime season-ticket holder, says the province has also helped the team generate more revenue from concession sales and advertising, adding that the province is open to exploring other revenue sources.

“If there are some genuine things that they need done to keep the team here, we want to see that happen,” he said.

Garber confirmed reports that Las Vegas could be an option if Vancouver relocates, saying a group from Las Vegas had submitted an application for an MLS team. He expressed hope the Whitecaps could find a way to remain in Vancouver and said expansion to Las Vegas could also be a possibility, but no decisions had been made. Las Vegas was not necessarily the only city being discussed.

FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani, who is from Vancouver, said last year losing an MLS club “on the back of the World Cup would be a capital crime, in my opinion.”

Fans holding “Save The Caps” placards protested on Saturday at the team’s last home game ahead of the stadium being taken over for the World Cup. The attendance was more than 27,000.

In a statement late Monday, the Whitecaps said it had “serious conversations with more than 100 parties and, to date, no viable offer has emerged that would keep the club here.”

“The club has faced well-documented structural challenges around stadium economics, venue access, and revenue limitations that have made it difficult to attract buyers committed to keeping the team in Vancouver."

A franchise fee that cost tens of millions of dollars to enter MLS 15 years ago is now likely worth hundreds of millions.

A team that features German great Thomas Müller reached the MLS Cup final last year, losing against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 3-1.

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Vancouver Whitecaps fans hold signs before an MLS soccer match against the Colorado Rapids in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Whitecaps' Cheikh Sabaly (7) celebrates after his goal against the Colorado Rapids with Thomas Muller (13) and Tate Johnson (28) during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Whitecaps fans hold signs before an MLS soccer match against the Colorado Rapids in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)