Griffin Canning pitched three scoreless innings after replacing Kyle Hart in the third inning and picked up a win Wednesday against the Rockies.

Canning struck out four in his first scoreless performance of the year. Obviously, the competition had something to do with that, but Canning’s stuff was a little better than usual in the short outing today. He had been 0-4 with a 6.60 ERA in two starts and two bulk relief appearances this month and 1-9 with a 6.97 ERA in 15 outings overall. He’ll probably face the Diamondbacks on Monday, perhaps again as a bulk guy, but he remains a candidate to be bumped from the roster if the Padres add before the deadline.