This should be a fun game. If nothing else, there's big time energy in the ballpark in the form of the opponent. The Kansas City Royals have won 16 of their last 19 and zoomed two games ahead a slumping Detroit as they search for their first playoff birth in 29 years. They have an excellent starter and an excellent bullpen waiting, but if there's one thing this Rockies team does well, it's hit at Coors Field.
Michael Cuddyer is not in the starting lineup tonight as he sits with a sore hamstring. Drew Stubbs was a late addition.