Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (9 runs).
Recap
The Kansas City Royals edged the San Francisco Giants 5-4 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Jul 22, 2026 to move to 43-60.
The Royals came back from 3 runs down, trailing 3-0 in the Top 7. The Royals have won 3 straight. They scored 5 runs in the seventh inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | x | 5 |
W: Lugo (4-6) · L: Hentges (1-3) · S: Cruz (2-2)
Scoring plays
Top 6
- SFSacrifice flyArraez hit sacrifice fly to center, Adames scored, Gilbert to third.1-0
Top 7
- SFTripleLee tripled to right, Devers scored.2-0
- SFDoubleAdames hit a ground rule double, Lee scored.3-0
Bottom 7
- KCHome runPerez homered to center (437 feet), Pasquantino scored.3-2
- KCSingleLoftin singled to left, Massey scored, Marte to second.3-3
- KCSingleThomas singled to right, Loftin scored and Marte scored, Jensen to third.3-5
Top 9
- SFHome runSchmitt homered to left (376 feet).4-5
Team stats
- Hits
- 4
- 9
- Home Runs
- 1
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 4
- 5
- Walks
- 2
- 1
- Strikeouts
- 6
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 5
- 11
- Errors
- 1
- 0
Player stats
Giants · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arraez 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .320 | .359 | .446 |
| Bryce Eldridge DH | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .265 | .358 | .469 |
| Heliot Ramos LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .268 | .304 | .455 |
| Rafael Devers 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .242 | .312 | .468 |
| Casey Schmitt 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .273 | .303 | .484 |
| Jung Hoo Lee RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .302 | .335 | .427 |
| Willy Adames SS | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .227 | .279 | .433 |
| Drew Gilbert CF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .226 | .308 | .351 |
| Drew Cavanaugh C | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 | .356 | .237 |
| Daniel Susac C | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .261 | .306 | .333 |
Giants · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landen Roupp P | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 91-63 | 3.93 | 91 |
| Sam Hentges P | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.66 | 7 |
| Keaton Winn P | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.21 | 17 |
| Erik Miller P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.07 | 13 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .240 | .308 | .432 |
| Lane Thomas CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .240 | .337 | .409 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .227 | .316 | .345 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .211 | .258 | .363 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .270 | .308 | .427 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .244 | .344 | .362 |
| Starling Marte RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .269 | .331 | .328 |
| Tyler Tolbert RF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .364 | .443 |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .244 | .261 | .356 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .332 | .397 |
| Andrew Velazquez SS | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo P | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 94-63 | 4.36 | 94 |
| Daniel Lynch IV P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.13 | 11 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-8 | 4.63 | 10 |
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