Padres 3, Rockies 1: Alex White Makes Strong Debut, Rockies Lose Fifth Straight

After losing Tuesday night for the fifth game in a row, the 2012 season is looking more and more like a bridge to the future. That shifts the ultimate goal from winning to the identification of key young players and the development of those players. In that vein, tonight’s game at Petco Park could be seen as a success.

Alex White was brutal in 2011 with Colorado, but his 2012 debut was quite good. In fact, his 57 game score comes in as the 7th best starting pitching performance of the Rockies’ first 29 games. Juan Nicasio (April …