Rockies take on the Royals in first of 3-game series

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. EDT

PITCHING 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 runs

BOTTOM 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

Royals: 6-4, .229 batting average, 2.71 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Rockies: Welinton Herrera: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Karros: day-to-day (biceps), Brenton Doyle: 10-Day IL (oblique), McCade Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeff Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jaden Hill: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quintana: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blas Castano: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Chase Dollander: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (back), Pierson Ohl: 60-Day IL (elbow), RJ Petit: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (wrist), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Bobby Witt Jr.: 10-Day IL (back), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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