The Kansas City Royals (11-19) will visit the Colorado Rockies (16-16), Saturday at 8:10 PM ET, with the Rockies on a five-game losing streak. German Marquez (0-3) is the starter for the Rockies, and Carlos Hernandez (0-2) for the Royals.
The Royals beat the Rockies 14-10 on the road yesterday, with Dylan Coleman picking up the win after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
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What time is Colorado vs. Kansas City?
- Game Day: Saturday, May 14, 2022
- Game Time: 20:10 ET, 19:10 CT, 18:10 MT, 17:10 PT
- Stadium: Coors Field
- TV: ATT Sportsnet Rocky Mountain (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win Colorado vs. Kansas City?
- Colorado odds: -161
- Kansas City odds: +137
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Who are the key players for Colorado?
Starting pitcher (Márquez)
- Marquez (0-3) will take the mound for the Rockies, his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in six games this season with a 6.47 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .328.
Key hitters
- C.J. Cron has racked up a slugging percentage of .610 and has 38 hits, both team-high marks for the Rockies. He's hitting .309 with eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs and seven walks.
- Connor Joe has five doubles, two triples, four home runs and 14 walks while batting .291, and leads his team with a .371 on-base percentage.
- Charlie Blackmon has six doubles, four home runs and nine walks while hitting .218.
- Jose Iglesias is batting .316 with eight doubles and five walks.
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Who are the key players for Kansas City?
Starting pitcher (Hernández)
- Hernandez (0-2) takes the mound first for the Royals in his sixth start of the season. He has a 7.15 ERA in 22 2/3 innings pitched, with 10 strikeouts.
- In his most recent appearance on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty went 4 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- In five games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 7.15, with 4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .337 against him.
Key hitters
- Andrew Benintendi has put up an on-base percentage of .374 and a slugging percentage of .432. Both lead the Royals.
- Hunter Dozier's 29 hits pace his team.
- Michael A. Taylor has a double, two home runs and 13 walks while batting .233.
- Salvador Perez has eight doubles, five home runs and four walks while batting .207.
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Key stats for Colorado vs. Kansas City
- The Rockies rank 13th in MLB play with 30 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The Rockies average 1.2 homers per game when playing at home this season (20 total in home outings).
- The Royals strike out just seven batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- In 15 games away from home this season, their pitchers average 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Royals have hit just 16 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
- They have averaged 0.6 home runs per game in their 15 road contests this season.
- The 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
- Rockies pitchers are striking out 6.3 batters per nine innings at home this season.
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