With the start of the Major League Baseball season postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, we here at The Denver Post took a look at how the Rockies would fare in MLB The Show 20 on PlayStation 4. We will have a story for every game that had been scheduled until real-life baseball returns. Here’s a look at the virtual Rockies’ preseason preview. Entering Saturday’s game, the Rockies were 18-7.
A fast offensive start and a strong outing from German Marquez carried the Rockies to a 7-5 win over the Brewers Saturday at Coors Field.
Colorado scored all seven runs in the first four innings, starting off with a two-run homer from Nolan Arenado in the first that drove in Charlie Blackmon for a quick 2-0 lead.
Marquez (4-1) pitched six innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs while striking out eight. In fact, Milwaukee’s first seven outs were all strikeouts.
The win improved Colorado’s record to 19-7. The Rockies now have a 5.5-game lead over the Dodgers (14-13) and Diamondbacks (14-13) for the lead in the National League West.
The two teams go at it again Sunday. The Brewers have Adrian Houser (2-1) on the mound against Rockies starter Jon Gray (4-0).
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Box score
MIL (12-15) — 010-002-011 — 5-9-0
COL (19-7) — 202-300-00X — 7-8-0
Milwaukee — Holt 4-0-0-0, Garcia 3-2-1-0, Cain 4-1-2-0, Hiura 4-0-3-2, Smoak 3-0-0-1, Taylor 4-1-1-1, Arcia 4-1-1-1, Pina 4-0-1-0, Peralta 1-0-0-0, Brown 0-0-0-0, Yelich 1-0-0-0, Suter 0-0-0-0, Narvaez 1-0-0-0, Phelps 0-0-0-0, Braun 1-0-0-0. Totals — 34-5-9-5.
Colorado — Dahl 4-2-2-1, Blackmon 3-2-2-3, Arenado 4-1-1-2, Story 3-0-1-1, Murphy 4-0-1-0, McMahon 2-1-1-0, Hilliard 4-0-0-0, Wolters 4-0-0-0, Marquez 1-1-0-0, Desmond 1-0-0-0, J. Diaz 0-0-0-0, Shaw 0-0-0-0, Oberg 0-0-0-0, Tapia 0-0-0-0, Estevez 0-0-0-0. Totals — 30-7-8-7.
2B — Hiura 2, Cain; Blackmon, Murphy, Dahl, McMahon. HR — Arcia, Taylor; Arenado. WP — Marquez (4-1). LP — Peralta (0-2). S — Estevez (1).
