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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 Oct 29, 4:31 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTomoyuki Sugano

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Colorado Rockies

58–104 · 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 JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA73H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF52.224.318.70111374.125209 PA0-for-3Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224/.318/.701·11 HRvs hand.125 · 209 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small52H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.289.340.83423553.882356 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA72H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA0-for-3Very small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small53H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA0-for-5Small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-5 · Small58H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PA—

6Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA49H-Score

7John RaveLRF54.232.314.7446161.78591 PA—

7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA54H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B29.226.265.5862115.57183 PA—

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226/.265/.586·2 HRvs hand.571 · 83 PA29H-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 McCarthyLLF59.291.334.80915596.771414 PA0-for-5Small sample

1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291/.334/.809·15 HRvs hand.771 · 414 PA · 0-for-5 · Small59H-Score

2Mickey MoniakLLF58.238.278.75823436.8070-for-3Very small sample

2Mickey Moniak LF · L.238/.278/.758·23 HRvs hand.807 · 0-for-3 · Very small58H-Score

3Hunter GoodmanRC70.245.310.83941574.835—

3Hunter Goodman C · R.245/.310/.839·41 HRvs hand.83570H-Score

4TJ RumfieldL1B63.300.390.84316631.875434 PA—

4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300/.390/.843·16 HRvs hand.875 · 434 PA63H-Score

5Kyle KarrosR3B65.253.347.76113475.719—

5Kyle Karros 3B · R.253/.347/.761·13 HRvs hand.71965H-Score

6Tyler FreemanRRF30.247.317.6313288.666187 PA1-for-1Very small sample

6Tyler Freeman RF · R.247/.317/.631·3 HRvs hand.666 · 187 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small30H-Score

7Troy JohnstonLRF51.277.348.7414449.798320 PA—

7Troy Johnston RF · L.277/.348/.741·4 HRvs hand.798 · 320 PA51H-Score

8Brenton DoyleRCF37.233.275.6376223.452126 PA0-for-2Very small sample

8Brenton Doyle CF · R.233/.275/.637·6 HRvs hand.452 · 126 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small37H-Score

9Ezequiel TovarRSS36.219.264.61713506.6281-for-5Small sample

9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219/.264/.617·13 HRvs hand.628 · 1-for-5 · Small36H-Score