Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-145) Colorado (+125)

The Kansas City Royals (46-64) are headed to Coors Field on Saturday where they will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (42-67). The moneyline on this matchup has the Royals at -145 while the Rockies open at +125. The total is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Luinder Avila and Ryan Feltner.

The Royals have earned 201 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 111 baseballs out of the park. Kansas City is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 888 times, while drawing a walk on 346 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are recording 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in baseball. They have amassed 436 RBI's and 909 hits so far this season, and their batting average is at .246. They have earned 459 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .314.

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The Royals hold a team ERA of 4.80 so far this year (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 820 hitters. Royals pitchers have relinquished 142 home runs in addition to 553 total runs (27th in the league). They have walked 413 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.72 as a unit on the campaign. Kansas City has given up 964 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 516 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Royals have dispatched 354 relievers to the hill on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 111 runners on the year and 38.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The bullpen have racked up 49 holds this year (24th in the league). Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 76 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 27 saves on the season and have blown 21 out of their 48 save opportunities. The Royals relievers have compiled a save rate of 56.3% and have entered the game in 98 save situations.

The Royals have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 8,712 innings on the diamond, ranking them 22nd in pro baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 2,904 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,004 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 11th in baseball, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Avila (6-4 career record) holds a FIP of 4.26 and he has faced 350 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 74 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 45 walks. His earned run average is 4.33 (39 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.467. Avila has taken the ball for 81 innings and has tallied 75 strikeouts in his career.

Colorado has accounted for 122 long balls so far this season to go along with 494 runs batted in. They have recorded 196 two-baggers, while getting a free base 340 times and notching 515 runs. The Colorado Rockies hold an OBP of .323 as well as a batting average of .253 this year. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .416 and they score 4.72 runs per game (8th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 951 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 936 hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.528 in addition to having a FIP of 4.82 as a squad on the year. They are sitting at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,106. The Colorado pitching staff have given up 628 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.54 (588 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.20 (763 strikeouts against 354 free passes). They have conceded 152 homers and they allow 5.92 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Sitting with 83 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 38 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of their 176 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 102 times in high leverage situations and also on 109 occasions with base runners. They sit at 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 327 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season.

Out of their 8,601 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 916 assists, 71 errors and have a tally of 2,867 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Feltner has allowed 428 hits while tallying 345 strikeouts in 409 innings pitched. Feltner (12-31 career record) has earned a 5.30 ERA while conceding 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 241 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.439 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and he has gone up against 1,797 batters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-145)

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