2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL games – March 30 to April 1
By Bill Felber
2020 MLB Season: Simulating NL Games
National League West
The Diamondbacks saw an opportunity as they hosted the often-dismissed Giants, and they seized it. In the Monday opener, Starling Marte’s three-run homer kick-started a surge that produced 10 runs by the end of the fourth inning, and eventually a 10-3 D-Back win. Jake Lamb added a home run of his own.
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Tuesday’s contest against San Francisco ace Johnny Cueto was a tougher battle. The game was tied 3-3 until Kole Calhoun homered off Scott Coonrod with pinch hitter Tim Locastro on base in the eighth inning. Arizona held on for a 5-4 win.
In the Wednesday wrapup, Starling Marte’s three-for-five day included a three-run home run in the first inning. Marte added another home run in the seventh off fading starter Robbie Ray to rally the D-Backs from a 5-3 hole to win 7-5.
Despite Hosmer’s heroics, the Padres barely avoided a sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves in San Diego. San Diego took the opener 9-7 in 12 innings on Manny Machado’s walk-off, but the Brave stormed back behind Max Fried on Tuesday to win 8-2. Mike Foltzyniewicz and the Braves pen scattered 10 San Diego hits on Wednesday in a 6-2 Braves victory.
For the series, the Padres left a frustrating 29 runners on base.
The Rockies’ visit to LA produced a 48-run, 61-hit series taken by the visitors two games to one. LA’s only victory came in the opener, 8-7 thanks in large measure to Mookie Betts’ second-inning grand slam.
On Tuesday, German Marquez met Clayton Kershaw on even terms through six innings, then the Rockies touched LA’s pen for four runs down the stretch to win 6-5. Nolan Arenado’s 3-for-4 day included a two-run home run.
The offenses broke out big-time on Wednesday, a 12-10 Rockies win highlighted by four hits each from Daniel Murphy and Ramiel Tapia. Colorado tied into David Price and the LA pen for 20 hits, 11 of them for extra bases. For the Dodgers, Cody Bellinger’s ninth-inning grand slam made the final score presentable.
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W-L Pct. GB
Arizona 6-1 .856 —
San Diego 5-2 .714 1
Los Angeles 4-3 .571 2
Colorado 2-5 .286 4
San Francisco 1-6 .143 5