Colorado Rockies (4-18, fifth in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (10-14, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: German Marquez (0-3, 8.27 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (1-1, 3.58 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -237, Rockies +196; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies visit the Kansas City Royals looking to end an 11-game road skid.
Kansas City is 10-14 overall and 7-4 at home. The Royals have an 8-1 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Colorado has a 4-18 record overall and a 1-12 record on the road. The Rockies have a 1-5 record in games decided by one run.
Thursday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with two home runs while slugging .473. Drew Waters is 9-for-33 with a home run and two RBI over the past 10 games.
Mickey Moniak has two doubles, three triples and three home runs while hitting .232 for the Rockies. Brenton Doyle is 10-for-23 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .204 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
Rockies: 1-9, .178 batting average, 4.98 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Rockies: Victor Vodnik: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Gomber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ezequiel Tovar: 10-Day IL (hip), Tyler Freeman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kristopher Lee Bryant: 10-Day IL (lumbar), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow), Thairo Estrada: 10-Day IL (wrist)
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