San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Giants

75-79

2-1

Final

Royals

82-72

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Who won: Giants 2-1

The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday, September 20, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Giants win the series 3-0. Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Giants. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 21

Royals' late-season skid reaches 5 with 2-1 loss to Giants, who get 3 hits from Ramos

The Kansas City Royals' late-season losing streak stretched to five on Friday night with a 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants, who got three hits from Heliot Ramos.

What it means

Season series: SF wins series 3-0.
Giants 34-42 on the road; Royals 45-34 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · Sep 27

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ESPN · Sep 27

Giants' Tony Vitello ejected for arguing about a checked swing

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Recap · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

Giants to end skid in matchup with the Dodgers

Injuries and inactives

Giants4th in NL West

Adrian Houser SP
Forearm, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Joel Peguero RP
Hamstring, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Keaton Winn RP
Elbow, Pinched Nerve, right
60-Day-IL
Matt Gage RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Willy Adames SS
Elbow, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Giants4th in NL West

Mason Black SP

Probable starter · 1-5, 6.44 ERA, 31 K, 1.68 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike YastrzemskiRF
2Mark Canha1B
3Michael ConfortoDH
4Heliot RamosLF
5Patrick BaileyC
6Grant McCrayCF
7Casey Schmitt3B
8Brett WiselySS
9Marco Luciano2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamDH
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Michael Massey2B
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6MJ MelendezLF
7Adam FrazierRF
8Maikel Garcia3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

SF wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 22,117
Officials: James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Whitson (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), John Bacon (Third Base Umpire)