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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 FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 31, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score31
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
1
1–3
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 26
3
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsWacha leads Sugano in P-Score (61 vs 41), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRockiesColorado has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRockiesColorado's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
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
3.60
39th
WHIP
1.17
36th
K/9
7.07
164th
BB/9
2.58
46th
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.09
142nd
OPS/R
–
IP
132.1
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
4.69
181st
WHIP
1.29
122nd
K/9
5.25
216th
BB/9
2.25
28th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.88
211th
OPS/R
–
IP
96.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.18
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Wacha owns a 7.1 K/9 compared with Sugano's 5.3.
·Wacha allows the lower home-run rate: 1.09 vs 1.88 per nine.
·Wacha enters with a 3.60 ERA compared with Sugano's 4.69.
·The WHIP gap favors Wacha, 1.17 to 1.29.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Wacha arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam28%93.1
Changeup25%80.6
Cutter15%89.5
Sinker14%93.2
Curveball10%75.9
Slider9%85.0
Sugano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter21%86.9
Four-seam21%92.6
Sinker19%92.5
Sweeper11%83.7
Cutter11%89.0
Slider10%85.4
Curveball8%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Tomoyuki Sugano)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Michael Wacha)
5th
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 JensenLC76.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Lane ThomasRLF56.70111.663No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Michael MasseyL2B60.73513.721No MLB historyNo history
6Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
7John RaveLRF57.7446.785No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B31.5862.571No MLB historyNo history
9Andrew VelazquezSSS—.1340.182No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score7John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226 / .586 · 2 HRvs hand .571 · No MLB history · No history31H-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 McCarthyLLF61.80915.771No MLB historyNo history
2Mickey MoniakLLF60.75823.807No MLB historyNo history
3Hunter GoodmanRC73.83941.835No MLB historyNo history
4TJ RumfieldL1B66.84316.875No MLB historyNo history
5Kyle KarrosR3B68.76113.719No MLB historyNo history
6Tyler FreemanRRF30.6313.666No MLB historyNo history
7Troy JohnstonLRF53.7414.798No MLB historyNo history
8Brenton DoyleRCF39.6376.556No MLB historyNo history
9Ezequiel TovarRSS37.61713.628No MLB historyNo history
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291 / .809 · 15 HRvs hand .771 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Mickey Moniak LF · L.238 / .758 · 23 HRvs hand .807 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score3Hunter Goodman C · R.245 / .839 · 41 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .843 · 16 HRvs hand .875 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Kyle Karros 3B · R.253 / .761 · 13 HRvs hand .719 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Tyler Freeman RF · R.247 / .631 · 3 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score7Troy Johnston RF · L.277 / .741 · 4 HRvs hand .798 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score8Brenton Doyle CF · R.233 / .637 · 6 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219 / .617 · 13 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·COLCOL
AVG.248 8th.254 4th
OPS.718 17th.739 5th
Home runs170 21st180 19th
Runs690 22nd752 7th
OBP.316 18th.322 7th
SLG.402 14th.417 5th
PitchingKCKC·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs5.59
KCCOL
WHIP1.41vs1.52
KCCOL
K/97.4vs7.0
KCCOL
HR Allowed210vs227
KCCOL
BullpenKCKC·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.68vs5.79
no league rank
Saves38vs33
KCCOL
ResultsKCKC·COLCOL
+19528th
Run differential
+19627th
69–93 Record58–104
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 61; Tomoyuki Sugano is at 41. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.