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 Thursday’s game, the Rockies were 41-20.
LOS ANGELES — Home runs form Charlie Blackmon, Sam Hilliard and Daniel Murphy helped the Rockies beat the Dodgers, 8-6, Thursday at Dodger Stadium and extend the team’s win streak to seven games.
Colorado’s batters pummeled Los Angeles starting pitcher Walker Buehler (5-5), who allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings.
Rockies starter Jon Gray (10-1) gave up six runs — three in the seventh inning — and five hits in 6 1/3 innings of work to earn his National League leading 10th victory.
Colorado improves to 42-20 and increases its National League West over the Dodgers (36-26) to six games. Antonio Senzatela (5-0) takes the mound for Colorado Friday against Julio Arias (2-1).
Box score
COL — 021-005-000 — 8-11-0
LAD — 010-002-300 — 6-6-0
Colorado — Daza 5-0-1-2, Hampson 5-0-0-0, Blackmon 4-2-2-1, Hilliard 4-2-2-1, Murphy 4-2-2-2, McMahon 4-1-2-0, Desmond 4-0-1-0, Wolters 4-1-1-2, Gray 2-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0, McGee 0-0-0-0, Dahl 1-0-0-0, Oberg 0-0-0-0. Totals — 37-8-11-8.
Los Angeles — Taylor 4-0-1-2, Seager 3-1-1-0, Betts 4-1-1-2, Bellinger 4-1-2-1, Muncy 3-0-0-0, Pederson 4-1-1-0, Smith 3-1-0-0, Barnes 2-1-0-0, Buehler 2-0-0-0, Alexander 0-0-0-0, Nelson 0-0-0-0, Turner 0-0-0-1, Floro 0-0-0-0, Pollock 1-0-0-0. Totals — 30-6-6-6.
2B — Daza, Desmond; Taylor. HR — Blackmon, Hilliard, Murphy; Betts, Bellinger. WP — Gray (10-1). LP — Buehler (5-5). S — Oberg (16).
