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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / NL West

Kansas City Royals 1, Colorado Rockies 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:10 PM ET · Coors FieldStats updated Aug 2, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score38
Kansas City Royals
66–85 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 38
1
1–8
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
56–95 · 5th NL West · T-Score 24
8
T-Score24
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsThe starters are close overall, but Lugo owns the better strikeout and control profile.
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 4 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.99
156th
WHIP
1.45
168th
K/9
6.91
169th
BB/9
2.91
87th
P-Score47i
FIP
4.17
HR/9
1.04
81st
OPS/R
0.745
IP
164.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.07
Road ERA6.03
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.28
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
COL
Kyle Freeland LHP
Kyle Freeland
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.38
205th
WHIP
1.47
176th
K/9
7.29
148th
BB/9
1.96
13th
P-Score43i
FIP
4.78
HR/9
1.89
200th
OPS/R
0.926
IP
128.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA5.75
Road ERA6.96
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.91
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Lugo enters with a 4.99 ERA compared with Freeland's 6.38.
·Lugo allows the lower home-run rate: 1.04 vs 1.89 per nine.
·Lugo has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·Freeland walks 1.0 fewer batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLugoFreelandNote
ERA−118134Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.174.78
WAR2.01.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lugo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker19%91.4
Four-seam16%91.6
Cutter16%89.8
Curveball15%77.2
Sweeper11%79.1
Slider9%84.2
Changeup9%85.1
Slow Curve2%69.2
Slurve1%77.3
Freeland arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%91.4
Cutter22%87.7
Knuckle Curve22%82.5
Changeup13%86.3
Sweeper11%82.7
Sinker9%91.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs LHP (Kyle Freeland)
19th
in MLB
0.696OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
4th
in MLB
0.756OPS
.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 LHP Kyle Freeland
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Freeland (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC77.77124.664No MLB historyNo history
2Nick LoftinR3B53.6897.722No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.81423.732No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH57.65719.744No MLB historyNo history
5Starling MarteRRF32.6122.627No MLB historyNo history
6John RaveLRF58.7395.672No MLB historyNo history
7Tyler TolbertRSS47.7703.716No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B32.6152.689No MLB historyNo history
9Luke MaileRC—.5141.574No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.232 / .771 · 24 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Nick Loftin 3B · R.230 / .689 · 7 HRvs hand .722 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.279 / .814 · 23 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.231 / .657 · 19 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Starling Marte RF · R.242 / .612 · 2 HRvs hand .627 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score6John Rave RF · L.218 / .739 · 5 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.295 / .770 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.237 / .615 · 2 HRvs hand .689 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score9Luke Maile C · R.162 / .514 · 1 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Colorado RockiesOfficial lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lugo (BvP)
1Jake McCarthyLLF64.82615.794No MLB historyNo history
2Mickey MoniakLLF62.76822.817No MLB historyNo history
3Cole CarriggSCF61.81210.838No MLB historyNo history
4TJ RumfieldL1B69.84715.869No MLB historyNo history
5Willi CastroS2B58.74815.772No MLB historyNo history
6Troy JohnstonLRF56.7594.810No MLB historyNo history
7Edouard JulienL2B45.6143.631No MLB historyNo history
8Brett SullivanLC46.6837.670No MLB historyNo history
9Ezequiel TovarRSS38.60111.626No MLB historyNo history
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.297 / .826 · 15 HRvs hand .794 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Mickey Moniak LF · L.241 / .768 · 22 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Cole Carrigg CF · S.270 / .812 · 10 HRvs hand .838 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300 / .847 · 15 HRvs hand .869 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Willi Castro 2B · S.260 / .748 · 15 HRvs hand .772 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Troy Johnston RF · L.285 / .759 · 4 HRvs hand .810 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Edouard Julien 2B · L.208 / .614 · 3 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Brett Sullivan C · L.230 / .683 · 7 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.214 / .601 · 11 HRvs hand .626 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·COLCOL
AVG.245 13th.255 4th
OPS.714 19th.743 5th
Home runs156 25th168 20th
Runs636 24th712 6th
OBP.315 18th.324 7th
SLG.399 20th.419 4th
PitchingKCKC·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.63vs5.57
KCCOL
WHIP1.39vs1.53
KCCOL
K/97.4vs7.0
KCCOL
HR Allowed184vs208
KCCOL
BullpenKCKC·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.62vs5.40
no league rank
Saves36vs32
KCCOL
ResultsKCKC·COLCOL
+11727th
Run differential
+8529th
66–85 Record56–95
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
Colorado Rockies (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo (4.22 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Kyle Freeland (7.34 ERA, 2–10) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:10 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?+
Seth Lugo is at 47; Kyle Freeland is at 43. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.