Kansas City RoyalsvsColorado Rockies
KC 1/COL 8
Things to say
The Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 at Coors Field.
01
opener
Rockies took it 8-1, and it wasn't really that close. Coors was playing like Coors. Once Colorado's bats got going, the Royals were just trying to get to the ninth.
02
key player
The Colorado starter was the story. Went deep into the game, kept the Royals off the board, clearly had his best stuff working.
03
hot take
Honestly the Royals bullpen didn't cost them this one. That was a lineup that just went cold at the wrong time.
04
deep cut
KC only scratched across the one run. At Coors, of all places. You put up a single run in that ballpark, you've basically already lost.
05
exit
Both these clubs are out of it anyway. I'm more curious what they look like next series.
The recap
The Rockies finally looked at home in the thin air at Coors, thumping the Royals 8-1 to salvage a getaway day. Colorado's bats came alive early and never let up, turning this one into a laugher before the seventh-inning stretch.
Kansas City managed just a single run and couldn't string anything together against the heart of the Rockies' order. Not much drama here, just a Rockies club taking care of business at altitude.