KC 1, COL 8 | Aug 2, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 2, 2026•Coors Field•99°F, Sunny

Royals

COL

Rockies

Final

WIN

Kyle Freeland

LOSS

Seth Lugo

The Rockies cruised past the Royals 8-1 in a dominant performance.

★Jake McCarthy3 RBI

★Cole Carrigg3-for-4, 1 RBI

⚾Kyle Freeland9.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K

Key Moment

Bot 6: Brett Sullivan doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willi Castro scores. Troy Johnston scores. Edouard Julien to 3rd.

Weather: 99°F, SunnyWind: 11 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 7:10 PM UTCT: 2:21Att: 32,226Venue: Coors Field

Ump Audit

Edwin Moscoso

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92.6%B

10 missed calls

+10.7% KC

+0.13 runs COL

Win Probability

COL WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
COL	1	0	0	1	0	6	0

Game 824323 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.232/.304/.424	101.7	.162	.149
Nick Loftin2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.252/.335/.407	98.9	.494	.501
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.251/.308/.456	101.9	.237	.238
Salvador Perez1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.215/.262/.377	97.3	.130	.225
Starling MarteLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.307/.301	95.9	.245	.247
John RaveCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.313/.371/.688	88.5	.102	.094
Tyler TolbertSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.325/.368/.475	103.9	.204	.187
Josh Rojas3B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.230/.266/.328	90.6	.007	.009
Luke MaileC	3	0	1	1	0	2	.267/.313/.533	106.3	.671	.630
Bench
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron BummerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	32	1	5	1	2	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Perez; Caglianone

TB:7

RBI:Maile

Team LOB:6

Colorado Rockies

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jake McCarthyDH	5	1	1	3	0	0	.289/.330/.491	107.7	.085

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoL	5.0	5	5	5	5	3	0	99-52	85	4.41
Aaron Bummer	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	1	25-19	86	8.82
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	96.6	3.13
Steven Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	96.5	4.28
Totals	8.0	9	8	8	5	5	1	144-87	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Bummer 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 99-52; Bummer 25-19; Pearson 9-7; Cruz 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 5-7; Bummer 1-2; Pearson 1-1; Cruz 1-1

Colorado Rockies

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle FreelandW	9.0	5	1	1	2	8	0	115-74	88.1	6.81
Totals

Game Notes

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T1Replay review: Nick Loftin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin walks.

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T6Replay review: Brett Sullivan challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Starling Marte called out on strikes.

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • COL

0-1

Cole Carrigg doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Mickey Moniak scores.

EV: 84.2 mph243 ftLA: 17°

Top 2 • KC

1-1

Luke Maile singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cole Carrigg. John Rave scores. Josh Rojas to 2nd.

EV: 106.3 mph200 ftLA: 8°

Bot 4 • COL

1-2

Ezequiel Tovar out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Edouard Julien scores. Brett Sullivan to 3rd.

EV: 95.0 mph378 ftLA: 40°

Bot 6 • COL

1-4

Brett Sullivan doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willi Castro scores. Troy Johnston scores. Edouard Julien to 3rd.

EV: 86.0 mph318 ftLA: 25°

1-7

Jake McCarthy homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Edouard Julien scores. Brett Sullivan scores.

EV: 97.5 mph💣 387 ftLA: 27°

1-8

TJ Rumfield doubles (23) on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Cole Carrigg scores.

EV: 88.1 mph141 ftLA: 10°