KC 16, COL 3 | Feb 28, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, February 28, 2026•Salt River Fields at Talking Stick•87°F, Sunny

Royals

COL

Rockies

Final

WIN

Seth Lugo

LOSS

Michael Lorenzen

The Royals cruised past the Rockies 16-3 in a dominant performance.

★Brett Squires3 RBI

★Lane Thomas5 RBI

★Nick Loftin4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 1: Nick Loftin hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Lane Thomas scores. Michael Massey scores. Brandon Drury scores.

Weather: 87°F, SunnyWind: 3 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:55Att: 7,654Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

Ump Audit

Chris Guccione

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91.5%C

17 missed calls

+7.0% KC

+0.30 runs COL

Win Probability

COL WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	5	0	0	3	1	2	0	5	0	16	13	0
COL	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Game 831845 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tyler TolbertSS	2	0	1	1	0	0	.222/.300/.222	78.2	-	-
Gavin CrossLF	1	0	1	0	1	0	.300/.364/.600	82.1	-	-
Elih MarreroC	3	1	1	1	0	0	.222/.300/.333	101.3	-	-
Carson RoccaforteRF	1	2	0	0	1	0	.143/.333/.286	108.3	-	-
Connor Kaiser2B	1	1	0	0	1	1	.333/.400/.556	54.6	-	-
Brett Squires1B	2	1	1	3	0	1	.500/.500/1.500	103.2	-	-
Ramon RamirezDH	2	1	1	1	1	0	.200/.429/.200	81	-	-
Abraham Toro3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.167/.231/.167	103.9	-	-
John RaveCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.100/.182/.200	98.2	-	-
Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	2	0	0	2	0	.400/.500/.800	98.4	-	-
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	2	1	0	3	0	.462/.588/.846
Totals	37	16	13	16	15	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Loftin (1st off Lorenzen, 3 on, 2 out); Squires (8th off Halvorsen, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Caglianone

3B:Thomas

TB:22

RBI:Ramirez; Tolbert; Marrero; Squires 3; Blanco; Thomas 5; Loftin 4

SB:Jr.; Massey

SF:Blanco

GIDP:Jr.

Team LOB:10

Colorado Rockies

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sterlin ThompsonRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.077/.200/.077	82.6	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth LugoW	3.0	6	2	2	0	4	2	45-33	84.7	3.60
Cole Ragans	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	27-20	92.6	0.00
Eli Morgan	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	84.9	0.00
Mason Black	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-10	90.9	0.00
Frank Mozzicato	1.0	0	1	1	3	1	0	23-8	89.5	9.00
Helcris Olivárez	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	14-7	95.5	2.25
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	4	10	2	134-85	-	-

HBP:Moniak (by Ragans)

Pitches-strikes:Lugo 45-33; Ragans 27-20; Morgan 9-7; Black 16-10; Mozzicato 23-8; Olivárez 14-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Lugo 4-1; Ragans 1-2; Morgan 2-0; Black 0-2; Mozzicato 0-2; Olivárez 1-0

Colorado Rockies

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael LorenzenL	2.0	4	5	5	4	0	1	43-23	87.3	15.00

Game Notes

📺

T2Replay review: Hunter Goodman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Dairon Blanco walks.

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T8Replay review: John Rave challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: John Rave called out on strikes.

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T8Wild pitch by Seth Halvorsen

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B8Passed ball

Top 1 • KC

5-0

Nick Loftin hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Lane Thomas scores. Michael Massey scores. Brandon Drury scores.

EV: 100.7 mph💣 391 ftLA: 24°

1-0

Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to right fielder Jake McCarthy. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 87.6 mph210 ftLA: 14°

Bot 2 • COL

5-1

Jordan Beck homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.9 mph💣 454 ftLA: 29°

5-2

Charlie Condon homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 115.3 mph💣 392 ftLA: 21°

Top 4 • KC

8-2

Lane Thomas triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jake McCarthy. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Elih Marrero scores.

EV: 95.0 mph311 ftLA: 23°

Top 5 • KC

9-2

Dairon Blanco out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jake McCarthy. Brandon Drury scores.

EV: 95.5 mph277 ftLA: 17°

Top 6 • KC

11-2

Ramon Ramirez grounds into a force out, first baseman Charlie Condon to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar. Carson Roccaforte scores. Connor Kaiser to 3rd. Brett Squires out at 2nd. Ramon Ramirez to 1st.

EV: 67.5 mph7 ftLA: -19°

10-2

Lane Thomas grounds into a force out, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Jac Caglianone scores. Elih Marrero out at 2nd. Lane Thomas to 1st.

EV: 104.3 mph66 ftLA: 1°

Top 8 • KC

16-2

Elih Marrero grounds into a force out, third baseman Nicky Lopez to second baseman Roc Riggio. Abraham Toro scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Gavin Cross out at 2nd. Elih Marrero to 1st.

EV: 101.3 mph9 ftLA: -12°

15-2

Tyler Tolbert singles on a line drive to left fielder Troy Johnston. Ramon Ramirez scores. Abraham Toro to 2nd.

EV: 78.2 mph213 ftLA: 18°

14-2

Brett Squires homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Carson Roccaforte scores. Connor Kaiser scores.

EV: 103.2 mph💣 393 ftLA: 28°

Bot 8 • COL

16-3

GJ Hill out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Carson Roccaforte. Brett Sullivan scores.

EV: 105.6 mph308 ftLA: 15°

WP:Halvorsen

Inherited runners-scored:Green 3-3; Justice 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Lorenzen 43-23; Feltner 40-18; Green 8-5; Thompson 39-18; Peralta 11-6; Halvorsen 22-9; Justice 21-11; Agnos 16-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Lorenzen 4-0; Feltner 2-1; Green 0-1; Thompson 2-4; Peralta 0-3; Halvorsen 0-0; Justice 1-1; Agnos 0-1

Bench
Jake McCarthyRF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.467	98.7	-	-
Willi Castro2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	.636/.692/.818	109.2	-	-
Hunter GoodmanC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.250/.357	81	-	-
Mickey MoniakDH	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500/.667/1.167	102.6	-	-
Jordan BeckLF	3	1	1	1	0	2	.333/.375/.667	109.9	-	-
Ezequiel TovarSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.267/.429	101.8	-	-
Cole CarriggCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.389/.389/.611	83.7	-	-
Charlie Condon1B	3	1	1	1	0	1	.538/.625/1.231	115.3	-	-
Vimael Machín3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.125/.176/.188	103.8	-	-
Michael LorenzenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan FeltnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason GreenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Keegan ThompsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seth HalvorsenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Evan JusticeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Zach AgnosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-