The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Jul 21, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Drew Gilbert went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Giants.
- Tyler Mahle pitched 5.0 innings for the Giants, allowing 3 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Carter Jensen went 1-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.
- Luinder Avila pitched 6.1 innings for the Royals, allowing 2 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
San Francisco Giants box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Devers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Adames | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Drew Gilbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryce Eldridge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jung Hoo Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Schmitt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Heliot Ramos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Koss | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mahle | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Caleb Kilian | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Keaton Winn | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Hentges | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling Marte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jac Caglianone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Collins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Before and after
- Giants · 2026 season · Previous Jul 20, 2026: SF 3, KC 4 · Next Jul 22, 2026: SF 4, KC 5
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