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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / NL West

Kansas City Royals 1, Colorado Rockies 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:40 PM ET · Coors FieldStats updated Jul 31, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score39
Kansas City Royals
66–84 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 39
1
1–3
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
55–94 · 5th NL West · T-Score 24
3
T-Score24
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsWacha leads Sugano in P-Score (63 vs 41), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRockiesThe confirmed Colorado order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenRoyalsKansas has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

KC
Michael Wacha RHP
Michael Wacha
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.25
37th
WHIP
1.11
34th
K/9
7.24
149th
BB/9
2.36
38th
P-Score63i
FIP
4.08
HR/9
1.18
105th
OPS/R
0.793
IP
182.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.93
Road ERA3.56
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.02
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
COL
Tomoyuki Sugano RHP
Tomoyuki Sugano
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.30
172nd
WHIP
1.34
120th
K/9
5.49
210th
BB/9
2.16
29th
P-Score41i
FIP
5.41
HR/9
1.90
201st
OPS/R
0.801
IP
137.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.96
Road ERA5.64
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.18
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Wacha owns the lower FIP, 4.08 to 5.41.
·Wacha allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.34.
·Wacha owns a 7.2 K/9 compared with Sugano's 5.5.
·Wacha allows the lower home-run rate: 1.18 vs 1.90 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricWachaSuganoNote
ERA−76111Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.085.41
WAR2.70.4Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Wacha arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.1
Changeup25%80.7
Cutter15%89.5
Sinker14%93.2
Curveball10%76.0
Slider9%84.9
Sugano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter22%86.9
Four-seam21%92.5
Sinker19%92.5
Cutter11%89.0
Sweeper11%83.7
Slider9%85.4
Curveball8%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Tomoyuki Sugano)
14th
in MLB
0.725OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Michael Wacha)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Sugano (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC77.77124.815No MLB historyNo history
2Lane ThomasRLF61.70111.623No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.82223.862No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH57.65519.620No MLB historyNo history
5Michael MasseyL2B64.75111.721No MLB historyNo history
6Isaac CollinsSLF55.6636.693No MLB historyNo history
7John RaveLRF58.7465.773No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B32.6152.597No MLB historyNo history
9Andrew VelazquezSSS—.1340.182No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.232 / .771 · 24 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.281 / .822 · 23 HRvs hand .862 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .655 · 19 HRvs hand .620 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.280 / .751 · 11 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Isaac Collins LF · S.221 / .663 · 6 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7John Rave RF · L.222 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .773 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.237 / .615 · 2 HRvs hand .597 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score9Andrew Velazquez SS · S.067 / .134 · 0 HRvs hand .182 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Colorado RockiesOfficial lineupvs RHP Michael Wacha
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Wacha (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF64.82115.796No MLB historyNo history
2Mickey MoniakLLF63.77122.832No MLB historyNo history
3Hunter GoodmanRC75.83138.816No MLB historyNo history
4TJ RumfieldL1B69.84615.866No MLB historyNo history
5Kyle KarrosR3B70.77111.759No MLB historyNo history
6Tyler FreemanRRF36.6313.666No MLB historyNo history
7Troy JohnstonLRF55.7434.796No MLB historyNo history
8Brenton DoyleRCF29.5593.556No MLB historyNo history
9Ezequiel TovarRSS38.59911.630No MLB historyNo history
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.295 / .821 · 15 HRvs hand .796 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Mickey Moniak LF · L.244 / .771 · 22 HRvs hand .832 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score3Hunter Goodman C · R.242 / .831 · 38 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.298 / .846 · 15 HRvs hand .866 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Kyle Karros 3B · R.258 / .771 · 11 HRvs hand .759 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score6Tyler Freeman RF · R.247 / .631 · 3 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Troy Johnston RF · L.279 / .743 · 4 HRvs hand .796 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Brenton Doyle CF · R.211 / .559 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.213 / .599 · 11 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·COLCOL
AVG.246 14th.253 4th
OPS.715 18th.737 5th
Home runs155 23rd165 19th
Runs634 23rd696 6th
OBP.316 16th.322 9th
SLG.399 20th.415 4th
PitchingKCKC·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.63vs5.57
KCCOL
WHIP1.39vs1.53
KCCOL
K/97.4vs7.0
KCCOL
HR Allowed181vs203
KCCOL
BullpenKCKC·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.68vs5.79
no league rank
Saves36vs32
KCCOL
ResultsKCKC·COLCOL
+11627th
Run differential
+6629th
66–84 Record55–94
6–4 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
Colorado Rockies (3–7)
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Michael Wacha (3.60 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Tomoyuki Sugano (4.69 ERA, 10–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:40 PM ET at Coors Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Rockies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rockies 0–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Michael Wacha is at 63; Tomoyuki Sugano is at 41. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.