San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals
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Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants
Avila (5-3) allowed five hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings. It was the longest outing in 10 career starts for the 24-year-old right-hander. Matt Strahm, John Schreiber and Alex Lange worked hitless innings of relief. Lange struck out two in the ninth inning and earned his ninth save.
Giants starter Tyler Mahle (2-9) struck out four and allowed five hits and three earned runs in five innings.
Carter Jensen opened the scoring with a solo homer in the bottom of the third. It was Jensen's 14th homer of the season and the fifth straight game that the Royals have homered.
San Francisco's Jesus Rodriguez doubled with two out in the fifth and scored on a single by Drew Gilbert. Gilbert advanced on a single by Christian Koss and scored when Royals shortstop Tyler Tolbert bobbled a grounder off the bat of Heliot Ramos.
Kansas City's Isaac Collins walked leading off the sixth and advanced when Sam Hentges hit Salvador Perez with a pitch. Vinnie Pasquantino extended his hitting streak to 16 games with an RBI single to center that tied the game. Loftin then put the Royals ahead to stay with a bases-loaded single.
Pasquantino and Loftin each went 2 for 3.
Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone left after the fifth inning with right shoulder soreness. He was 0 for 2 with a groundout and a strikeout before being replaced by Isaac Collins.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Gilbert lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | J. Rodríguez struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | McCray ran for Lee |
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9th Inning | Lee walked. |
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9th Inning | Adames struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Lange relieved Schreiber |
Statistics
 SF |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 133 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 0.9 | Runs Created | 4.3 |
| .167 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .200 | Slugging Percentage | .355 |
| .133 | Secondary Average | .194 |
| .265 | On Base Percentage | .343 |
| .465 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .698 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.9 |
| 15.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.80 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.83 |
| .033 | Isolated Power | .097 |
| 0.30 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .086 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| -.033 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.065 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 66.5 | MLB Rating | 78.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,175 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 65 | 38 | .631 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona | 54 | 49 | .524 | 11 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego | 50 | 53 | .485 | 15 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco | 42 | 60 | .412 | 22.5 | L5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado | 41 | 63 | .394 | 24.5 | L1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 54 | 47 | .535 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 54 | 50 | .519 | 1.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 51 | 53 | .490 | 4.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 49 | 54 | .476 | 6 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 43 | 61 | .413 | 12.5 | L1 |