Kansas City Royals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 4/23/25, 4:17 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 4/24/25 at 3:55 AM in MLB Picks

In Game 1 of the Royals-Rockies series in Kansas City, what many bettors predicted for a game between the two worst offenses in MLB happened: a game with fewer than 7.5 runs.

In the end, the Royals won 4-3 in extra innings. Bubic's current season invites the Royals to hope that he could become another reliable starter in 2025, like the ones they already have with Raganas and Lugo. Bubic dominated the weak Rockies offense, didn't issue a single walk in 7 innings, and struck out 6 while allowing no runs. It seemed like an easy victory for the Royals, but Estevez came to relieve with an absolute lack of control; he walked 3 times, and the game that Bubic left winning 2-0 Estevez left him losing in the ninth inning 2-3.

In the Royals' final chance, Perez led off the inning with a single, Garcia doubled, and Massey drove in the tying run with a sacrifice fly that sent the game into extra innings. There the best Bullpen won with the Royals scoring the winning run in Canha's shoes thanks to a hit by Fermin in the bottom of the 11th inning.