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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 Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterKyle Freeland

HandLHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

Colorado Rockies

58–104 · 5th NL West

Official

StarterSeth Lugo

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 1 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.751 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Kyle Freeland

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.664161 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA73H-Score

2Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.722158 PA0-for-3Very small sample

2Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small51H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.289.340.83423553.732158 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA72H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.744165 PA3-for-9Small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 3-for-9 · Small53H-Score

5Starling MarteRRF28.242.298.6122168.627126 PA1-for-3Very small sample

5Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small28H-Score

6John RaveLRF54.232.314.7446161.67233 PA—

6John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.672 · 33 PA54H-Score

7Tyler TolbertRSS41.285.347.7393148.71681 PA—

7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA41H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B29.226.265.5862115.68921 PA · Limited history2-for-5Small sample

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226/.265/.586·2 HRvs hand.689 · 21 PA · 2-for-5 · Small29H-Score

9Luke MaileRC—.159.229.502148.57429 PA · Limited history—

9Luke Maile C · R.159/.229/.502·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA—H-Score

Colorado Rockies batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake McCarthyLLF59.291.334.80915596.771414 PA0-for-2Very small sample

1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291/.334/.809·15 HRvs hand.771 · 414 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small59H-Score

2Mickey MoniakLLF58.238.278.75823436.8070-for-1Very small sample

2Mickey Moniak LF · L.238/.278/.758·23 HRvs hand.807 · 0-for-1 · Very small58H-Score

3Cole CarriggSCF59.279.341.81812372.863—

3Cole Carrigg CF · S.279/.341/.818·12 HRvs hand.86359H-Score

4TJ RumfieldL1B63.300.390.84316631.875434 PA—

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

5Willi CastroS2B52.260.331.74815477.772311 PA4-for-10Small sample

5Willi Castro 2B · S.260/.331/.748·15 HRvs hand.772 · 311 PA · 4-for-10 · Small52H-Score

6Troy JohnstonLRF51.277.348.7414449.798320 PA—

6Troy Johnston RF · L.277/.348/.741·4 HRvs hand.798 · 320 PA51H-Score

7Edouard JulienL2B38.208.322.6143276.631250 PA0-for-6Small sample

7Edouard Julien 2B · L.208/.322/.614·3 HRvs hand.631 · 250 PA · 0-for-6 · Small38H-Score

8Brett SullivanLC42.225.268.6587237.674—

8Brett Sullivan C · L.225/.268/.658·7 HRvs hand.67442H-Score

9Ezequiel TovarRSS36.219.264.61713506.6282-for-7Small sample

9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219/.264/.617·13 HRvs hand.628 · 2-for-7 · Small36H-Score