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 Sunday’s game, the Rockies were 43-21.
LOS ANGELES — Pinch hitter Raimel Tapia knocked in a two-run home run in the top of the ninth to lift the Rockies to a 7-5 victory Sunday over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
Nolan Arenado had a couple of homers and Elias Diaz added another for Colorado. Rockies starting pitcher Chi Chi Gonazlez allowed four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Colorado (44-21) increased its lead in the National League West over the Dodgers (37-28) to seven games. The Rockies begin a three-game series Tuesday against Arizona (28-37). German Marquez (7-4) takes the mound against Madison Bumgarner (4-5).
Box score
COL — 100-301-002 — 7-14-3
LAD — 000-211-100 — 5-11-1
Colorado — Daza 5-1-1-1, Tapia 5-1-2-2, Arenado 5-2-2-3, Blackmon 5-0-1-0, Murphy 5-0-2-0, McMahon 4-0-1-0, Hilliard 0-0-0-0, Story 1-0-0-0, Hampson 4-0-2-0, E. Diaz 3-2-2-1, Gonzalez 2-1-1-0, J. Diaz 0-0-0-0, Shaw 0-0-0-0, Dahl 0-0-0-0, Almonte 0-0-0-0, Oberg 0-0-0-0. Totals — 39-7-14-7.
Los Angeles — Turner 5-0-0-0, Lux 5-1-2-1, Betts 4-1-1-0, Bellinger 4-1-1-0, Muncy 4-1-3-3, Pederson 3-0-0-1, Peters 0-0-0-0, Smith 5-1-1-0, Hernandez 5-0-1-0, Price 0-0-0-0, Nelson 1-0-1-0, Treinen 0-0-0-0, Seager 1-0-1-0, Floro 0-0-0-0, Taylor 1-0-0-0, Alexander 0-0-0-0, Baez 0-0-0-0, Pollock 1-0-0-0, Kelly 0-0-0-0. Totals — 39-5-11-5.
E — Tapia, McMahon, Hampson; Lux. 2B — Daza, Tapia, Blackmon, Hampson; Lux, Bellinger. HR — Arenado 2, E. Diaz; Muncy. SB — Betts 2. CS — Murphy 2. WP — Almonte (3-2). LP — Kelly (0-2). S — Oberg (17).
