MLB | 1/11
Colorado opened the weekend set with a 3-1 win over Kansas City on Friday night in Denver.
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GAME 1 | 2/11
Tomoyuki Sugano gave Colorado 6.2 innings of one-run baseball after the opener began late.
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DELAY | 3/11
Heavy rain and hail pushed first pitch from 6:40 to 7:40 p.m. MT before the game settled in.
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ROCKIES EDGE | 4/11
TJ Rumfield and Brenton Doyle drove in runs, while Kyle Karros crossed the plate twice.
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ROYALS ISSUE | 5/11
Michael Wacha struck out seven, but Carter Jensen's solo homer was the Royals' only run.
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VENUE | 6/11
Denver rewards hard contact, so clean defense and low mistakes matter more than usual.
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GAME 2 | 7/11
Game two is listed for Saturday, Aug. 1 at 8:10 p.m. ET / 6:10 p.m. MT at Coors Field.
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STARTERS | 8/11
Kansas City is lined up with Luinder Avila; Colorado is expected to counter with Ryan Feltner.
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ROYALS KEY | 9/11
Score earlier, extend at-bats, and keep Colorado's bullpen from protecting another late lead.
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ROCKIES KEY | 10/11
The Rockies can tilt the night by putting traffic on base and forcing Kansas City to chase.
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TAKEAWAY | 11/11
If the Royals find offense, the series flips. If Colorado controls contact again, Coors stays purple.
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