San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
SF	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	6
KC	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	-	3	8	1	9

loss:

T. Mahlewin: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Avilasave: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Lange

Game Recap

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Scoring Summary

SFKC

3
Carter Jensen homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
01
5
Drew Gilbert singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jesus Rodriguez scores. [1 run]
11
5
Heliot Ramos reaches on a fielder's choice. Drew Gilbert scores. Christian Koss to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Tyler Tolbert. [1 run]
21
6
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Isaac Collins scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run]
22
6
Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Starling Marte to 2nd. [1 run]
23

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Heliot RamosLF	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	.273
2Bryce EldridgeDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	2	.271
3Casey Schmitt3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	.273
4Rafael Devers1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.241
5Willy AdamesSS	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	.225
6Jung Hoo LeeRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.303
Grant McCrayPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Jesus RodriguezC	1	3	1	0	1	0	1	.244
8Drew GilbertCF	1	4	1	1	2	0	2	.228
9Christian Koss2B	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	.143
TOTAL	5	30	2	2	10	3	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tyler MahleRHP	5.0	5	3	3	4	1	1	91	5.31
Sam HentgesLHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	1.80
Keaton WinnRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	3.00
Dylan SmithRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	13	3.00
Caleb KilianRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4.69
TOTAL	8.0	8	3	3	7	2	1	138	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.242
2Lane ThomasCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.240
3Jac CaglianoneRF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258
Isaac CollinsLF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.247
4Salvador PerezDH	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	.211
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.226
6Starling MarteLF-RF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.270
7Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.266
8Nick Loftin3B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.244
9Tyler TolbertSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.328
TOTAL	8	31	3	3	7	2	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luinder AvilaRHP	6.1	5	2	2	7	1	0	87	4.86
Matt StrahmLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	7.09
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	3.29
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	6.15

TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	10	3	0	133	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSFKC

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — Heliot Ramos hit by pitch.
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SINGLE — Bryce Eldridge singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Heliot Ramos to 2nd.
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POP OUT — Casey Schmitt pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin on the infield fly rule. [1 out]
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Rafael Devers grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Bryce Eldridge out at 2nd. Rafael Devers out at 1st. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Carter Jensen grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to pitcher Tyler Mahle. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Lane Thomas flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jac Caglianone grounds out sharply to first baseman Rafael Devers. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

2Runs3

5Hits8

0Errors1

.167Batting Avg.258

30At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

10Strikeouts7

6Left on Base9

6Total Bases11

Game Details

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 25,175 (66.4%)

weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: KC -110

over/under: 9