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 Wednesday’s game, the Rockies were 40-20.
PHOENIX — Sam Hilliard’s big bat lifted the Rockies to 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, completing the three-game series sweep at Chase Field.
After Ryan McMahon drove in Trevor Story to cut Arizona’s lead to 2-1 in the seventh inning, Hilliard crushed a three-run home run off of reliever Yoan Lopez to give Colorado the 4-2 lead.
The Rockies’ bullpen did the rest. Carlos Estevez (1-0), Bryan Shaw, Tim Collins — in his season debut for Colorado — and Scott Oberg combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings.
Colorado improves to 41-20 and holds a five game lead over the Dodgers (36-25). The two teams begin a four-game series starting Thursday. Jon Gray (9-1) takes the mound against Walker Buehler (5-4). Note: The next live stream will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday. There will only be recaps of Thursday’s and Friday’s games.
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Box score
COL — 000-000-400 — 4-6-1
ARI — 000-011-000 — 2-8-0
Colorado — Dahl 4-0-0-0, Hampson 4-0-0-0, Arenado 4-0-1-0, Story 4-1-1-0, Blackmon 3-1-0-0, McMahon 4-1-1-1, Hilliard 3-1-2-3, Oberg 0-0-0-0, Wolters 3-0-0-0, Marquez 2-0-1-0, Estevez 0-0-0-0, Tapia 1-0-0-0, Shaw 0-0-0-0, Collins 0-0-0-0, Daza 0-0-0-0. Totals — 32-4-6-4.
Arizona — Marte 4-0-0-0, Ahmed 5-1-2-0, Marte 4-0-2-1, Peralta 4-0-1-0, Escobar 3-0-0-0, Wlaer 4-1-2-0, Vogt 4-0-0-0, Vargas 3-0-1-0, Gallen 3-0-0-1, Lopez 0-0-0-0, Guerra 0-0-0-0, Rojas 1-0-0-0, Chafin 0-0-0-0. Totals — 35-2-8-2.
E — Story. 2B — Hilliard; Marte, Walker, Ahmed. HR — Hilliard. WP — Estevez (1-0). LP — Gallen (3-5). S — Oberg (15).
