Phoenix, Ariz. — The Rockies brought a pretty potent road lineup to Maryvale Park to face the Brewers Thursday afternoon.
But early on, this Cactus League affair resembled so many road games last season. Milwaukee right-hander Wily Peralta dominated the Rockies for three innings, allowing only an infield hit to prospect Dustin Garneau. Peralta, his sinker heavy, induced nine groundball outs.
Rockies reliever Rex Brothers had an up-and-down seventh inning Tuesday against the Brewers. (Denver Post file photo)
The Brewers led the Rockies 5-3 through eight innings.
Colorado got on the board in the fourth inning on a solo home run center fielder Drew Stubbs. He turned on a two-out, 2-3 pitch by Tyler Thornburg and planted it onto the berm beyond the left-field wall.
Infield prospect Trevor Story entered the game as a substitute at shortstop and hit a two-run, opposite-field homer to left in the seventh. He simply muscled the ball over the right-field fence against Brewers reliever Michael Blazek.
Hits
Reliever John Marshall, making a strong early bid for a spot in the bullpen, pitched three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out two.
Misses
* Lefty reliever Rex Brothers still has some leftover 2014 kinks to work out. In the seventh, he walked Shane Peterson, advanced him on a wild pitch, and then gave up a run-scoring single to Nevin Ashley. Brothers short-hopped a couple of pitches, bringing back memories of last season. The good news: He righted himself and escaped, having given up just one run.
* Rockies starter Gus Schlosser, the side-arm right-hander acquired in a trade with Atlanta, got roughed up in the first inning. Back-to-back single by Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez set the table for a two-run double off the left-center wall by Aramis Ramirez. Schlosser fared better in the second, yielding only an infield single.
* Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez, coming back from knee surgery, is still trying to find his swing. He grounded out three times and is now 1-for-6 in three Cactus League games.
Up Next
The Rockies host the Chicago White Sox in a 2:10 p.m. game at Salt River Fields. Lefty Tyler Matzek starts for the Rockies opposite White Sox lefty Jose Quintana.
Also scheduled to pitch for Colorado: RHP Jon Gray, LHP Chris Rusin, LHP Christian Friedrich and RHP Tommy Kahnle.
Tags: Carlos Gonzalez, Drew Stubbs, Gus Schlosser, John Marshall, Rex Brothers, Trevor Story
