San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Giants

77-79

2-0

Final

Royals

82-74

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Giants 2-0

The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Giants win the series 3-0. The Giants outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 2nd inning.

Recap · Sep 22

Snell strikes out 9 as the Giants beat the Royals 2-0 to complete a 3-game series sweep

Blake Snell struck out nine in six strong innings and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game series sweep with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: SF wins series 3-0.
Giants 36-42 on the road; Royals 45-36 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

Buster Posey wants Giants to learn from Pride cap controversy

Recap · Sep 27

Call's RBI double, Pages' 3-run HR in 10th lift Dodgers to win No. 100, 5-1 over Giants

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

ESPN · Sep 27

Giants' Tony Vitello ejected for arguing about a checked swing

Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

Recap · Sep 26

Kiké Hernández hits tiebreaking home run leading off 9th to lift Dodgers over Giants 4-3

Recap · Sep 26

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

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

Blake Snell SP

Probable starter · 5-3, 3.12 ERA, 145 K, 1.05 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike YastrzemskiRF
2Heliot RamosLF
3LaMonte Wade Jr.1B
4Matt Chapman3B
5Patrick BaileyC
6Jerar EncarnacionDH
7Grant McCrayCF
8Tyler FitzgeraldSS
9Brett Wisely2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Robbie GrossmanDH
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Yuli Gurriel1B
7Maikel Garcia3B
8Garrett Hampson2B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

SF wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Giants 9, Royals 0 (Sep 21)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 24,189
Officials: D.J. Reyburn (Home Plate Umpire), John Bacon (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), Chad Whitson (Third Base Umpire)