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San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3–2 on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
San Francisco Giants 2 65-97
at Kansas City Royals 3 69-93

Line score

Team
San Francisco Giants 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 1
  • W: Luinder Avila (5-3)
  • L: Tyler Mahle (2-9)
  • S: Alex Lange

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (14)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–1
Top 5th San Francisco Giants Drew Gilbert singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jesus Rodriguez scores. 1–1
Top 5th San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos reaches on a fielder's choice. Drew Gilbert scores. Christian Koss to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Tyler Tolbert. 2–1
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Isaac Collins scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. 2–2
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Starling Marte to 2nd. 2–3

Box score

San Francisco Giants

Batter
Heliot Ramos LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Bryce Eldridge DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271
Casey Schmitt 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Rafael Devers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Willy Adames SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .225
Jung Hoo Lee RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .303
Grant McCray PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jesus Rodriguez C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .244
Drew Gilbert CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .228
Christian Koss 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .143
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 10
Pitcher
Tyler Mahle (L, 2-9) 5.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 91 5.31
Sam Hentges (BS, 2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 1.80
Keaton Winn 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.00
Dylan Smith 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 3.00
Caleb Kilian 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.69

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .242
Lane Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Jac Caglianone RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Isaac Collins LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .247
Salvador Perez DH 3 1 0 0 0 2 .211
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .226
Starling Marte RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266
Nick Loftin 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244
Tyler Tolbert SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .328
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 7
Pitcher
Luinder Avila (W, 5-3) 6.1 5 2 2 1 7 0 87 4.86
Matt Strahm (H, 12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7.09
John Schreiber (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.29
Alex Lange (S, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 6.15

Game info

Weather
87 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:41
Attendance
25,175
Umpires
Home Plate: Lance Barrett, First Base: Malachi Moore, Second Base: Alfonso Márquez, Third Base: Mike Estabrook

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Francisco Giants 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 4 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page

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