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Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Starting Lineups — July 31, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:40 PM ET · Coors FieldFinal lineups locked · Jul 31, 4:50 PM ETStats updated Sep 14, 5:05 PM ET

Kansas City Royals

66–84 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTomoyuki Sugano

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP

Colorado Rockies

55–94 · 5th NL West

Official

StarterMichael Wacha

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.751 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Tomoyuki Sugano

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC77.232.319.77124558.815397 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.232/.319/.771·24 HRvs hand.815 · 397 PA77H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF61.224.318.70111374.623209 PA0-for-3Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224/.318/.701·11 HRvs hand.623 · 209 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small61H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.281.331.82223514.862356 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.281/.331/.822·23 HRvs hand.862 · 356 PA78H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH57.229.274.65519586.620421 PA0-for-3Very small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.655·19 HRvs hand.620 · 421 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small57H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B64.280.314.75111406.721313 PA0-for-5Small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.280/.314/.751·11 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-5 · Small64H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF55.221.326.6636488.693339 PA—

6Isaac Collins LF · S.221/.326/.663·6 HRvs hand.693 · 339 PA55H-Score

7John RaveLRF58.222.311.7465124.77391 PA—

7John Rave RF · L.222/.311/.746·5 HRvs hand.773 · 91 PA58H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B32.237.275.6152104.59783 PA—

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.237/.275/.615·2 HRvs hand.597 · 83 PA32H-Score

9Andrew VelazquezSSS—.067.067.134015.18211 PA · Small sample—

9Andrew Velazquez SS · S.067/.067/.134·0 HRvs hand.182 · 11 PA—H-Score

Colorado Rockies batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Michael Wacha

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake McCarthyLLF64.295.340.82115541.796383 PA0-for-5Small sample

1Jake McCarthy LF · L.295/.340/.821·15 HRvs hand.796 · 383 PA · 0-for-5 · Small64H-Score

2Mickey MoniakLLF63.244.283.77122403.8320-for-3Very small sample

2Mickey Moniak LF · L.244/.283/.771·22 HRvs hand.832 · 0-for-3 · Very small63H-Score

3Hunter GoodmanRC75.242.309.83138531.816—

3Hunter Goodman C · R.242/.309/.831·38 HRvs hand.81675H-Score

4TJ RumfieldL1B69.298.390.84615587.866403 PA—

4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.298/.390/.846·15 HRvs hand.866 · 403 PA69H-Score

5Kyle KarrosR3B70.258.352.77111423.759—

5Kyle Karros 3B · R.258/.352/.771·11 HRvs hand.75970H-Score

6Tyler FreemanRRF36.247.317.6313288.666187 PA1-for-1Very small sample

6Tyler Freeman RF · R.247/.317/.631·3 HRvs hand.666 · 187 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small36H-Score

7Troy JohnstonLRF55.279.349.7434425.796320 PA—

7Troy Johnston RF · L.279/.349/.743·4 HRvs hand.796 · 320 PA55H-Score

8Brenton DoyleRCF29.211.262.5593188.5560-for-2Very small sample

8Brenton Doyle CF · R.211/.262/.559·3 HRvs hand.556 · 0-for-2 · Very small29H-Score

9Ezequiel TovarRSS38.213.260.59911471.6301-for-5Small sample

9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.213/.260/.599·11 HRvs hand.630 · 1-for-5 · Small38H-Score