Kansas City Royals at Colorado Rockies
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Freeland dazzles in 99-degree heat with a complete game as the Rockies sweep the Royals
The 99-degree temperature at first pitch made it the second-hottest Rockies home game in franchise history, behind only a 100-degree game against the Washington Nationals on June 25, 2012.
Freeland (3-10) won for just the second time in his past 18 starts. Colorado’s veteran left-hander had allowed 19 earned runs in 22 1/3 innings over his previous four starts. It was the first complete game for the Rockies since 2022.
Brett Sullivan had two RBI and two doubles, and rookie Cole Carrigg matched a career high with three hits for Colorado, which outscored the Royals in the series by a combined 23-8.
McCarthy's home run was his 11th of the season and he now has 34 RBI in his past 26 games
The Royals were swept for the ninth time this season, the most of any team in the majors. They’ve lost five of their past six games.
Royals starter Seth Lugo (4-7) gave up five earned runs and walked five in five innings.
Luke Maile drove in the run for the Royals, who put only two runners on base after the third inning.
Royals: RHP Randy Dobnak (1-0, 1.04) and Kansas City will host RHP Joe Ryan (6-7, 3.52) and Minnesota on Tuesday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Tolbert flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Rave flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Marte singled to left, Perez to third. |
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9th Inning | Perez doubled to right. |
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9th Inning | Caglianone grounded out to second. |
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8th Inning | Moniak grounded out to second. |
Statistics
KC |
COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 3 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 8 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 4 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 115 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created | 6.9 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .219 | Slugging Percentage | .500 |
| .125 | Secondary Average | .469 |
| .206 | On Base Percentage | .368 |
| .425 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .868 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 1.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.8 |
| 13.0 | Batter Rating | 55.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 32.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.38 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.79 |
| .063 | Isolated Power | .219 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .059 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .132 |
| -.031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .188 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 64.8 | MLB Rating | 95.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 32,226 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland |
- | 75 | W6 | 0.522293 | 82 |
Chicago |
1 | 76 | W3 | 0.51592356 | 81 |
Minnesota |
8 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
Detroit |
9 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
Kansas City |
15 | 90 | L5 | 0.42675158 | 67 |
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles |
- | 60 | W5 | 0.6178344 | 97 |
San Diego |
10 | 70 | L1 | 0.55414015 | 87 |
Arizona |
14 | 74 | W3 | 0.52866244 | 83 |
San Francisco |
33 | 94 | L2 | 0.40880504 | 65 |
Colorado |
40 | 100 | L2 | 0.36305732 | 57 |


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