Final · MLB · Tue Jul 21, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Tyler Mahle (SF) vs Luinder Avila (KC)
- TV
- NBCS BA, Royals.TV
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Royals hold off Giants 3-2. Royals took the lead for good in the 6th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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Win: Luinder Avila. Loss: Tyler Mahle. Save: Alex Lange. Home runs: Jensen (KC).
By the numbers: Hits SF 5, KC 8; Errors SF 0, KC 1; Left on base SF 13, KC 18.
Team stats
| SF | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 5 | 8 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 13 | 18 |
| Home runs | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 7 |
Box score
San Francisco Giants
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Ramos, H LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eldridge DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Schmitt 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devers 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adames SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lee, J RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| McCray PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez, J C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Koss 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Mahle (L) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 91 |
| Hentges | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Winn, K | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Smith, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Kilian | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 138 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas, L CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marte, S RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Avila (W) | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 87 |
| Strahm | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Lange (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 133 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 0 out SF Heliot Ramos hit by pitch.
- 0 out SF Bryce Eldridge singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Heliot Ramos to 2nd.
- 1 out SF Casey Schmitt pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin on the infield fly rule.
- 3 out SF 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.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to pitcher Tyler Mahle.
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out sharply to first baseman Rafael Devers.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out SF Willy Adames strikes out swinging.
- 2 out SF Jung Hoo Lee strikes out swinging.
- 3 out SF Jesus Rodriguez grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd 5
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Starling Marte singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Starling Marte to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out SF Drew Gilbert strikes out swinging.
- 1 out SF Christian Koss walks.
- 3 out SF Heliot Ramos grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Christian Koss out at 2nd. Heliot Ramos out at 1st.
Bottom 3rd 4
- 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. SF 0, KC 1
- 2 out KC Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out SF Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Bryce Eldridge called out on strikes.
- 2 out SF Casey Schmitt grounds out sharply, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out SF Rafael Devers flies out sharply to left fielder Starling Marte.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Willy Adames to first baseman Rafael Devers.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
- 2 out KC Starling Marte flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Drew Gilbert.
Top 5th 7
- 1 out SF Willy Adames strikes out swinging.
- 2 out SF Jung Hoo Lee grounds out, pitcher Luinder Avila to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out SF Jesus Rodriguez doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out SF Drew Gilbert singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jesus Rodriguez scores. SF 1, KC 1
- 2 out SF Christian Koss singles on a line drive to left fielder Starling Marte. Drew Gilbert to 3rd.
- 2 out SF Heliot Ramos reaches on a fielder's choice. Drew Gilbert scores. Christian Koss to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Tyler Tolbert. SF 2, KC 1
- 3 out SF Bryce Eldridge strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 4
- 0 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos.
- 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Tyler Mahle to first baseman Rafael Devers. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Heliot Ramos.
- 3 out KC Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out SF Casey Schmitt strikes out swinging.
- 2 out SF Rafael Devers grounds out sharply, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Luinder Avila.
- 3 out SF Willy Adames pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
Bottom 6th 8
- 0 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Isaac Collins scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. SF 2, KC 2
- 0 out KC Starling Marte hit by pitch. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Michael Massey called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Starling Marte to 2nd. SF 2, KC 3
- 2 out KC Tyler Tolbert pops out to shortstop Willy Adames on the infield fly rule.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out sharply, second baseman Christian Koss to first baseman Rafael Devers.
Top 7th 4
- 0 out SF Jung Hoo Lee singles on a line drive to right fielder Starling Marte.
- 1 out SF Jesus Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jung Hoo Lee to 2nd.
- 2 out SF Drew Gilbert strikes out swinging.
- 3 out SF Christian Koss pops out to shortstop Tyler Tolbert.
Bottom 7th 5
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a ground ball to shortstop Willy Adames.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. Isaac Collins steals (6) 2nd base.
- 2 out KC Dylan Smith intentionally walks Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out KC Starling Marte grounds out sharply, third baseman Casey Schmitt to first baseman Rafael Devers.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out SF Heliot Ramos grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out SF Bryce Eldridge flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out SF Casey Schmitt walks.
- 3 out SF Rafael Devers lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out KC Michael Massey grounds out to first baseman Rafael Devers.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to left fielder Heliot Ramos.
- 3 out KC Tyler Tolbert flies out to left fielder Heliot Ramos.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out SF Willy Adames strikes out swinging.
- 1 out SF Jung Hoo Lee walks.
- 2 out SF Jesus Rodriguez strikes out swinging.
- 3 out SF Drew Gilbert lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.