Sim Rockies winning away from Coors, is this normal?

The Sim Rockies are nearly a quarter through the simulated season now, having just finished their 39th contest, a 18-5 loss against the Sim Reds. We’ve learned some things about the team at this point, one of which being that they are finding much more success on the road (14-8) than at Coors Field (4-13). This is pretty odd, considering teams normally finish with a better record at home. But Coors is not the typical home ball field.

In the past ten seasons, the Rockies have finished with a better road record in exactly zero of those seasons. On average, the Rockies have won 10.5 more home games than road games per season. The 2018 season came the closest with only three more wins (47) than they were able to tally on the road. Despite the small sample of games, it’s going to take a significant correction to buck the early season trend suggesting this Sim Rockies squad is better on the road.

Pitching at Coors Field will always be a challenge, and the start to this simulated season is no exception. Sim Rockies pitchers are giving up almost twice as many runs at Coors Field (6.7) as they are on the road (4.0). This week, Chi Chi Gonzàlez, Germán Márquez, and Antonio Senzatela got shelled in their home starts, and relievers Jeff Hoffman, Jake McGee, Jairo Díaz, and Tim Collins all gave up multiple runs in their home appearances against the Reds. Last season saw the Rockies allow 6.7 runs per game at home, which was the worst performance they’ve had in a ten year span. Unfortunately the 2020 simulation suggests a repeat is in order.

On the bright side, the bats continue to show up, and the Sim Rockies can put runs on the board. We chanted ‘Sim Taco’s!’ three times last week. Most encouraging is Sim David Dahl on a hot streak that has brought his OPS up to .813 from last week’s mark of .640.

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This week, the Sim Rockies will take on the Sim Giants for a four game set at Coors Field and then head to Miami to take on the Sim Marlins. We’ll have another update for you next week! In the meantime, watch all of the Sim Rockies action on Ben Kouchnerkavich’s YouTube channel, and be sure to subscribe for alerts to future action!