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Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Starting Lineups — August 2, 2026

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

3:10 PM ET · Coors FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 2, 11:50 AM ETStats updated Sep 16, 1:12 PM ET

Kansas City Royals

66–85 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterKyle Freeland

HandLHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.696 vs LHP

Colorado Rockies

56–95 · 5th NL West

Official

StarterSeth Lugo

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 1 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.756 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Kyle Freeland

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC77.232.319.77124562.664161 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.232/.319/.771·24 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA77H-Score

2Nick LoftinR3B53.230.315.6897401.722158 PA0-for-3Very small sample

2Nick Loftin 3B · R.230/.315/.689·7 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small53H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.279.328.81423518.732158 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.279/.328/.814·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA78H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH57.231.275.65719587.744165 PA3-for-9Small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.231/.275/.657·19 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 3-for-9 · Small57H-Score

5Starling MarteRRF32.242.298.6122168.627126 PA1-for-3Very small sample

5Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small32H-Score

6John RaveLRF58.218.312.7395127.67233 PA—

6John Rave RF · L.218/.312/.739·5 HRvs hand.672 · 33 PA58H-Score

7Tyler TolbertRSS47.295.360.7703140.71681 PA—

7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.295/.360/.770·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA47H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B32.237.275.6152104.68921 PA · Limited history2-for-5Small sample

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.237/.275/.615·2 HRvs hand.689 · 21 PA · 2-for-5 · Small32H-Score

9Luke MaileRC—.162.244.514141.57429 PA · Limited history—

9Luke Maile C · R.162/.244/.514·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA—H-Score

Colorado Rockies batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake McCarthyLLF64.297.341.82615551.794383 PA0-for-2Very small sample

1Jake McCarthy LF · L.297/.341/.826·15 HRvs hand.794 · 383 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small64H-Score

2Mickey MoniakLLF62.241.282.76822412.8170-for-1Very small sample

2Mickey Moniak LF · L.241/.282/.768·22 HRvs hand.817 · 0-for-1 · Very small62H-Score

3Cole CarriggSCF61.270.338.81210327.838—

3Cole Carrigg CF · S.270/.338/.812·10 HRvs hand.83861H-Score

4TJ RumfieldL1B69.300.392.84715597.869403 PA—

4TJ Rumfield 1B · L.300/.392/.847·15 HRvs hand.869 · 403 PA69H-Score

5Willi CastroS2B58.260.331.74815477.772311 PA4-for-10Small sample

5Willi Castro 2B · S.260/.331/.748·15 HRvs hand.772 · 311 PA · 4-for-10 · Small58H-Score

6Troy JohnstonLRF56.285.355.7594429.810320 PA—

6Troy Johnston RF · L.285/.355/.759·4 HRvs hand.810 · 320 PA56H-Score

7Edouard JulienL2B45.208.322.6143276.631250 PA0-for-6Small sample

7Edouard Julien 2B · L.208/.322/.614·3 HRvs hand.631 · 250 PA · 0-for-6 · Small45H-Score

8Brett SullivanLC46.230.276.6837222.670—

8Brett Sullivan C · L.230/.276/.683·7 HRvs hand.67046H-Score

9Ezequiel TovarRSS38.214.262.60111475.6262-for-7Small sample

9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.214/.262/.601·11 HRvs hand.626 · 2-for-7 · Small38H-Score