Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants

MLB

Royals

9-2

5-1

Final

Giants

3-8

Scottsdale Stadium

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

Who won: Royals 5-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Scottsdale Stadium. The Royals lead the series 1-0. The Royals outscored the Giants 3-0 in the 4th inning. Samad Taylor went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Lineups

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1MJ MelendezRF
2Salvador PerezDH
3Nick Pratto1B
4Matt Duffy3B
5Kyle IsbelCF
6Maikel GarciaSS
7Tyler GentryLF
8Samad Taylor2B
9Jose BricenoC

Giants4th in NL West

Lineup

1LaMonte Wade Jr.DH
2Thairo Estrada2B
3Joc PedersonLF
4Wilmer Flores1B
5Brandon CrawfordSS
6Mike YastrzemskiCF
7Roberto PerezC
8Brett Auerbach3B
9Vaun BrownRF

Head to head

KC leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona · Attendance 7,806
Officials: Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (First Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Second Base Umpire), Matthew Brown (Third Base Umpire)