August 2, 2026 · NL West
Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Cole Carrigg | Cole Carrigg doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Mickey Moniak scores. | KC 0, COL 1 |
| T2 | Luke Maile | Luke Maile singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cole Carrigg. John Rave scores. Josh Rojas to 2nd. | KC 1, COL 1 |
| B4 | Ezequiel Tovar | Ezequiel Tovar out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Starling Marte. Edouard Julien scores. Brett Sullivan to 3rd. | KC 1, COL 2 |
| B6 | Brett Sullivan | Brett Sullivan doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Willi Castro scores. Troy Johnston scores. Edouard Julien to 3rd. | KC 1, COL 4 |
| B6 | Jake McCarthy | Jake McCarthy homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Edouard Julien scores. Brett Sullivan scores. | KC 1, COL 7 |
| B6 | TJ Rumfield | TJ Rumfield doubles (23) on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Cole Carrigg scores. | KC 1, COL 8 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
1
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Aaron Bummer took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
5.0
99
5
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 56% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 25 25% 0 5 3 13 4 Four-Seam Fastball 15 15% 2 2 3 8 0 Curveball 15 15% 1 1 3 8 2 Sinker 13 13% 3 1 3 3 3 Changeup 11 11% 1 1 1 4 4 Slow Curve 7 7% 1 2 0 2 2 Slider 6 6% 0 0 1 4 1 Sweeper 5 5% 0 1 0 3 1 Slurve 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0 - Aaron Bummer Setup 1.0 25 3 0 inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 9 0 1
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 11 0 1
Rockies
HOME
8
Kyle Freeland started for Rockies, leaving with a 8–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kyle Freeland
Starter
9.0
115
1
8
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kyle Freeland threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 27 23% 2 5 2 11 7 Cutter 26 23% 4 6 4 8 4 Four-Seam Fastball 22 19% 1 4 4 7 6 Changeup 21 18% 2 2 2 11 4 Knuckle Curve 19 17% 10 1 1 4 3
Where the game turned
1 run
- Tovar SF (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .304 | .424 | .728 | |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .335 | .407 | .742 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .308 | .456 | .764 | 2B |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .262 | .377 | .639 | 2B |
| Starling Marte LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .307 | .301 | .608 | |
| John Rave CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .371 | .688 | 1.059 | |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .325 | .368 | .475 | .843 | |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .266 | .328 | .594 | |
| Luke Maile C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .313 | .533 | .846 |
HOME · COL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake McCarthy DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .330 | .491 | .821 | HR (11) |
| Mickey Moniak LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .317 | .547 | .864 | |
| Cole Carrigg CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .389 | .525 | .914 | 2B, 2 SB |
| TJ Rumfield 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .376 | .466 | .842 | 2B |
| Willi Castro 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .335 | .415 | .750 | |
| Troy Johnston RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .350 | .389 | .739 | |
| Edouard Julien 2B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .212 | .326 | .299 | .625 | |
| Brett Sullivan C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .273 | .407 | .680 | 2 2B, SB |
| Ezequiel Tovar SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .193 | .239 | .314 | .553 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 4.41 | L |
| Aaron Bummer | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8.82 | |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.13 | |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.28 |
HOME · COL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Freeland | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 115 | 6.81 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · COL
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 1.7 R
IBBs 3.3 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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HOME · COL
3-7
L3
-10 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.