Tomoyuki Sugano turned in another strong outing as the Colorado Rockies defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Friday night in Denver. The game did not begin on time, with a hailstorm pushing back the start by an hour before play finally got underway.
Once the game started, Sugano kept the Royals in check for 6 2/3 innings. He allowed one run and continued his impressive stretch, earning his seventh victory in his last eight starts. The right-hander improved to 11-4 with the win.
Colorado backed that effort with enough offense to secure the two-run result. The Rockies finished with a 3-1 victory in a game shaped first by severe weather and then by Sugano’s control on the mound.
For Kansas City, the loss came in a matchup that was interrupted before the first pitch and then settled by Colorado’s steady pitching. For the Rockies, Friday’s result added another win behind one of their most reliable recent starters.
