Kyle Isbel drove in three runs, two on a go-ahead single in the fifth, and the Kansas City bullpen threw six shutout innings to help the Royals rally for a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a doubleheader Thursday.

The Rockies wasted a dramatic ninth-inning rally and fumbled away chances to win in extra innings — not to mention spoiling a superb start from Ryan Feltner — before losing 4-3 to the Royals in 11 innings Tuesday night.

The Royals and Rockies entered this game with two of the worst offenses in baseball, and they played like it tonight. Neither team had a baserunner until the third inning, and the

Kansas City Royals ace Cole Ragans exited early during Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies. Ragans, who drew the matinee start, pitched three innings at Kauffman Stadium. He allowed four runs, including two homers, on 62 pitches. Additionally, Ragans walked two batters. He registered four strikeouts before departing.

The game between the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to rain. After a delay of more than two hours prior to first pitch, the game was moved to Thursday,

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