Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 2nd, 2026
Royals vs Rockies Game Information
The Kansas City Royals will finish a 3-game series in Colorado Sunday at 3:10 pm against the Rockies. The Royals are well below .500 this year coming into this game after losing 4 of the last 5, including 3 in a row. The Rockies stay home Sunday as one of the worst teams in baseball, riding a 2-game win streak after taking both games in this series. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.
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Luinder Avila got the start and took the loss for Kansas City on Saturday, giving up 6 runs on 4 hits after recording only 8 outs. The Kansas City bullpen was just as bad, giving up 6 more runs on 12 hits over the final 5.1 innings of the game. Jac Caglianone led the way for the Kansas City offense, driving in 2 runs, while 4 other players drove in 1 run each.
Rockies Preview
Ryan Feltner got the start for Colorado on Saturday, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits through 6 innings of work, resulting in the victory. The Colorado bullpen shut the door, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits over the final 3 innings of the game. Hunter Goodman led the way for the Colorado offense on Saturday with 4 hits in 5 at-bats to drive in 5 runs. TJ Rumfield chipped in and drove in 3 runs, while Kyle Karros added 2 hits to drive in 2 runs as well.
Royals vs Rockies Pitching Matchup
Seth Lugo will get the call Sunday afternoon for Kansas City. This season, Lugo is 2 games below .500 with a 4.22 ERA across 123.2 innings. Kyle Freeland will be on the mound for the Rockies in the final game of this set. Freeland has been horrendous this season, 2-10 overall with a 7.34 ERA across 99.1 innings of action.
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Royals vs Rockies Pick
Both teams have struggled throughout the season, but Kansas City will have the advantage on the mound Sunday. Look for the Royals to capitalize on that edge and salvage the series with a road win over the Rockies in Colorado to end their recent skid.
- Pick: Kansas City Royals
- Secondary: Over
- Lean: Bobby Witt Jr. Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: Kansas City Royals win 9-4.
Game Written Before completion of the game on Saturday.
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