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Royals 7, Rockies 3

Zack Greinke struck out 10 Rockies over six frames Tuesday. (Orlin Wagner/AP)

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com

Zack Greinke continued to shine at The K, fanning 10 and walking none, and the bottom half of the Royals' order notched four runs on the way to their fourth straight win and ninth in 10 games. KC has scored 26 runs in its last three games.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 06/23: KC 8, COL 4
Tue. 06/24: KC 7, COL 3
Wed. 06/25: KC 4, COL 2

Colorado (32-46)
Lost 3

Kansas City 7, Colorado 3

Kansas City (35-43)
Won 4

June 24, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Colorado	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	10	2
Kansas City	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	X	7	8	1

Colorado	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Spilborghs, CF	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.304
Baker, DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.281
Holliday, LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.332
Helton, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.267
Atkins, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.308
Hawpe, RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.259
Torrealba, C	3	0	1	0	1	2	1	.245
Tulowitzki, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.152
Barmes, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.338
Totals	35	3	10	3	1	14	9
BATTING 2B: Torrealba (13, Greinke), Hawpe (9, Greinke). HR: Holliday (10, 6th inning off Greinke, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Spilborghs 2; Holliday 5; Atkins 2; Hawpe 3; Torrealba 2; Barmes. RBI: Spilborghs (25), Holliday (38), Hawpe (30). 2-out RBI: Spilborghs. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tulowitzki; Baker. GIDP: Tulowitzki. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING PO: Spilborghs (1st base by Greinke). FIELDING E: Barmes (3, throw), Helton (3, throw). DP: (Helton).

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, CF	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	.307
Aviles, M, 2B	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	.352
Gordon, 3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.265
Guillen, LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.291
Olivo, DH	4	0	1	1	0	2	2	.257
Teahen, RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	.256
Buck, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.243
Gload, 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.249
Pena, SS	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	.154
Totals	31	7	8	7	4	10	10
BATTING 2B: Buck (13, De La Rosa). HR: Gordon (9, 7th inning off Speier, 1 on, 0 out). TB: DeJesus; Aviles, M 2; Gordon 4; Olivo; Buck 2; Gload 2. RBI: Olivo (27), Gload (12), DeJesus (38), Aviles, M (14), Pena (8), Gordon 2 (34). 2-out RBI: Olivo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teahen; Olivo. S: Pena. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Gordon (8, fielding). Outfield assists: Teahen (Hawpe at 3rd base). DP: (Gordon-Aviles, M-Gload). Pickoffs: Greinke (Spilborghs at 1st base).

Colorado	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
De La Rosa (L, 2-4)	4.2	5	4	2	3	4	0	6.23
Grilli	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	0	3.00
Speier	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	3.55
Buchholz	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.40

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Greinke (W, 7-4)	6.0	9	3	3	0	10	1	3.40
Mahay (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.04
Ramirez, R	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	2.84

Pitches-strikes: De La Rosa 81-48, Grilli 27-16, Speier 19-11, Buchholz 11-8, Greinke 99-70, Mahay 17-10, Ramirez, R 24-16.
Ground outs-fly outs: De La Rosa 4-5, Grilli 1-1, Speier 1-0, Buchholz 1-0, Greinke 2-4, Mahay 1-1, Ramirez, R 3-0.
Batters faced: De La Rosa 22, Grilli 6, Speier 5, Buchholz 3, Greinke 25, Mahay 4, Ramirez, R 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Grilli 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 85 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 3:01.
Att: 19,169.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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