Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals to play a getaway-day doubleheader on Thursday after a rainout.
The Kansas City Royals (10-14) have won back-to-back games after dropping six in a row and will host the Colorado Rockies (4-18) on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City for a traditional doubleheader after Wednesday’s scheduled game was postponed by rain. The Rockies are just 1-12 on the road this season and have lost 11 straight as the visitor. Kansas City is off to a slow start after reaching the postseason in 2024, its first visit to the playoff since winning the World Series back in 2015. Colorado has lost 100 games in consecutive seasons and dropped the series opener 4-3 in 11 innings on Tuesday.
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Game Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Game Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: Colorado Rockies (NEW)
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Bobby Witt Jr. comes in on a 14-game hitting streak that has raised his slash line to .308/.381/.473 with two home runs, nine RBI and seven stolen bases. Witt is one of four Royals with two home runs, joining Salvador Perez, Vinne Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia, with Pasquantino’s 14 RBI topping the club.
Hunter Goodman is slashing .235/.333/.412 and shares the team lead of three home runs for the Rockies with Brenton Doyle and Mickey Moniak while Doyle’s 12 RBI tops the club despite playing in just 13 games as he is set to return from bereavement leave. Michael Toglia and Ryan McMahon share the major-league lead with 35 strikeouts each.
Left-hander Cole Ragans (1-1) is set to start the opener for Kansas City, entering with 42 strikeouts in 27.2 innings to go with a 3.58 ERA and 1.12 WHIP, while right-hander Germán Márquez (0-3) is scheduled for Colorado. He has an 8.27 ERA and 1.84 WHIP in 16.1 innings. Michael Lorenzen (1-3), a right-hander, takes the ball for the Royals in the nightcap. He has a 4.57 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 21.2 innings and will be opposed by rookie right-hander Chase Dollander (1-2), who has a 7.36 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in 14.2 innings with 18 strikeouts.
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