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Royals 8, Rockies 4
 Matt Holliday's home run on Monday gave him 37 RBIs on the season. (Orlin Wagner/AP)
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By Mark Dent / MLB.com
Jeff Francis' run of strong starts this month came to an end against the Rockies, as the left-hander allowed seven runs over 4 1/3 innings. Jeff Baker picked up an RBI single and Matt Holliday belted his ninth home run of the year, a two-run blast. Complete story >
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| Colorado | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Taveras, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 |
| Baker, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| Holliday, LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 |
| Helton, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Atkins, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| Hawpe, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .254 |
| Tulowitzki, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .157 |
| Iannetta, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| Barmes, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .341 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
BATTING 2B: Holliday (19, Ramirez, H). HR: Holliday (9, 5th inning off Bannister, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Taveras; Baker; Holliday 6; Atkins; Barmes. RBI: Baker (22), Holliday 2 (37), Helton (28). 2-out RBI: Baker; Holliday 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baker. GIDP: Barmes. Team LOB: 7.
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| Kansas City | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| DeJesus, CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| Aviles, M, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .338 |
| Gordon, 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Guillen, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| Olivo, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| Teahen, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Gload, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| German, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .152 |
| Gathright, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Pena, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .157 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
BATTING 2B: Aviles, M (9, Francis), Guillen (28, Francis), Olivo (15, Francis). 3B: DeJesus (3, Francis). HR: Teahen (8, 1st inning off Francis, 2 on, 2 out), Guillen (13, 3rd inning off Francis, 0 on, 1 out), Gload (1, 8th inning off Vizcaino, 0 on, 2 out). TB: DeJesus 3; Aviles, M 3; Guillen 6; Olivo 2; Teahen 4; Gload 4. RBI: Aviles, M (13), Teahen 3 (26), Guillen 2 (60), Olivo (26), Gload (11). 2-out RBI: Teahen 3; Gload. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gload. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: German (3, fielding). PB: Olivo (1). DP: 2 (Bannister-Olivo-Gload, Gordon-Gload).
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WP: Ramirez, H, Ramirez, R. Pitches-strikes: Francis 88-56, Herges 19-12, Speier 14-8, Vizcaino 22-13, Bannister 113-66, Ramirez, H 18-11, Ramirez, R 11-7. Ground outs-fly outs: Francis 6-4, Herges 2-3, Speier 3-0, Vizcaino 1-1, Bannister 9-6, Ramirez, H 2-0, Ramirez, R 1-2. Batters faced: Francis 23, Herges 5, Speier 3, Vizcaino 4, Bannister 29, Ramirez, H 5, Ramirez, R 4. Inherited runners-scored: Herges 1-0. Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Tom Hallion. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, R to L. T: 2:38. Att: 12,260.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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