Goodman’s big day lifts Rockies past Royals in Denver
DENVER (Interstat) — Hunter Goodman went 4-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs as the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 12-6 on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Coors Field. Goodman’s three-run homer highlighted a six-run third inning that erased an early Kansas City lead. TJ Rumfield added three hits and three RBIs, and Kyle Karros drove in two runs. Ryan Feltner earned the win, allowing four runs on eight hits over six innings with three strikeouts. Victor Vodnik and Juan Mejia each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the victory. Kansas City fell to 46-66, while Colorado improved to 44-67. Jac Caglianone hit a two-run homer, Salvador Perez homered, and John Rave homered for the Royals. Luinder Avila took the loss. Colorado finished with 16 hits and Kansas City had 12. The Royals pushed a run across in the ninth on a groundout from Starling Marte that scored Carter Jensen. The game took 2:56 and drew 40,216 fans.