Kansas City Royals (46-64, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Colorado Rockies (42-67, fifth in the NL West)Denver; Friday, 8:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (5-7, 3.60 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4, 4.69 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 56 strikeouts)LINE: Royals -112, Rockies -110; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies open a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.Colorado is 24-29 at home and 42-67 overall. Rockies hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks sixth in the NL.Kansas City has gone 20-37 on the road and 46-64 overall. The Royals have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .314.The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: TJ Rumfield has 22 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for the Rockies. Hunter Goodman is 9 for 36 with a double, four home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jac Caglianone has 17 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 8 for 38 with a double, a triple, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 3-7, .243 batting average, 6.48 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
