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 66-32.
Kyle Freeland was masterful on the mound and Raimel Tapia hit a grand slam as the Rockies beat the Braves, 7-2, on Sunday at Coors Field.
Freeland (9-5) allowed just two runs on seven hits in eight innings of work. All-star closer Scott Oberg picked up his 30th save of the season.
The score was knotted at 0-0 until the bottom of the fifth inning when Tapia clobbered the ball into the stands to drive home Ryan McMahon, Yonathan Daza and Tony Wolters to give the Rockies a 4-0 lead. It was all they needed.
Colorado (67-32) has a 10 1/2-game lead over the Dodgers (57-43) for first place in the National League West. The Rockies and Marlins (39-60) play the first of their four-game series on Monday. Chi Chi Gonzalez (4-5) takes on Miami’s Jose Urena (8-6).
Box score
ATL — 000-000-020 — 2-9-1
COL — 000-042-10X — 7-8-0
Atlanta — Albies 5-0-3-0, Markakis 5-0-0-0, Freeman 2-1-0-0, Acuna 4-1-1-2, Ozuna 4-0-1-0, d’Arnaud 4-0-0-0, Culberson 4-0-3-0, Swanson 2-0-1-0, Newcomb 2-0-0-0, Hamels 0-0-0-0, Inciarte 1-0-0-0, Dayton 0-0-0-0, Melancon 0-0-0-0, Flowers 1-0-0-0. Totals — 34-2-9-2.
Colorado — Story 3-0-0-0, Tapia 4-2-2-4, Arenado 3-0-2-0, Blackmon 3-0-0-1, Murphy 3-0-0-0, McMahon 3-2-1-0, Daza 4-1-1-0, Wolters 4-1-2-2, Freeland 3-1-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0, Oberg 0-0-0-0. Totals — 30-7-8-7.
E — Newcomb. 2B — Arenado, Wolters. HR — Acuna; Tapia. CS — Arenado. WP — Freeland (9-5). LP — Newcomb (1-3). S — Oberg (30).