Colorado Rockies at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 |
The Story
The Kansas City Royals shut out the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on June 4, 2023, at Kauffman Stadium, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a home win climbing from 41% before first pitch all the way to 100% by the final out. The Royals generated both of their runs in separate innings against Kyle Freeland, piecing together a disciplined pitching performance that kept Colorado's eight hits entirely off the scoreboard.
The decisive moments came in the fifth and eighth innings, both at Freeland's expense. Michael Massey's single in the bottom of the fifth moved the needle by 11.7 percentage points in Kansas City's favor, putting the Royals on the board first. Maikel Garcia then delivered the most impactful blow of the night, a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth that shifted win probability by 12.0 points and effectively sealed the outcome. Colorado mounted a brief threat in the top of the ninth against Scott Barlow, with Mike Moustakas coaxing a single that added 6.6 points of win probability for the Rockies, but strikeouts by Nolan Jones and Elehuris Montero, worth negative 5.8 and 5.6 points respectively, ended any realistic hope of a comeback.
Garcia and Massey led all position players by WPA at plus-9.3 and plus-9.1 respectively, while on the mound Brady Singer was the dominant force, contributing a game-high plus-30.6 WPA. Taylor Clarke and Aroldis Chapman added plus-11.9 and plus-10.8 in relief, completing a collectively efficient effort that held Colorado scoreless despite their eight-hit output.