San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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San Francisco GiantsSF

2–3

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

San Francisco GiantsLeads 11 of 17

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 6 of 17

Batting

4.11Runs per game4.26
0.254Batting average0.248
0.308On-base percentage0.316
0.418Slugging percentage0.399
0.726OPS0.715
1.13Home runs per game1.01
8.70Hits per game8.35
113Home runs102
39Stolen bases76

Pitching

4.40ERA4.97
1.35WHIP1.45
7.73Strikeouts per nine7.73
3.80Walks per nine3.91
4.31Runs allowed per game4.86
0.247Opponent batting average0.265
757Pitching strikeouts764
36Quality starts41
19Saves23

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	SF ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-112	-108
FFanDuel	+1.5	9	-110	-106
BBetMGM	+1.5	9	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-110	-110
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-106	-104
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-110	-104
BBetus	+1.5	9	-106	-104
BBovada	+1.5	9	-112	-108
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-110	-110
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-106	-104
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-108	-108

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Jul 21, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 12 mph

89°

Lineups

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
SF	25th	19th
KC	21st	27th

Matchup

SFKC

42-58Record41-60
42.0%Win %40.6%
22-25Home record24-27
20-33Road record17-33
4-6Last 104-6
-3Streak1
-62Run diff-98
13-19Division13-17
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

SFStatKC

2Runs3
5Hits8
0Errors1
0Home runs1
2RBI3
0Stolen bases1
10K (bat)7
7K (pit)10
2BB (pit)3

Player Stats

SF — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Drew GilbertCF	4	1	1	1	0
Willy AdamesSS	4	0	0	0	0
Rafael Devers1B	4	0	0	0	0
Bryce EldridgeDH	4	0	1	0	0
Jung Hoo LeeRF	3	0	1	0	1
Heliot RamosLF	3	0	0	1	0
Casey SchmittLF	3	0	0	0	1
Jesus RodriguezC	3	1	1	0	0
Christian Koss2B	2	0	1	0	1
Grant McCrayCF	0	0	0	0	0

SF — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Tyler MahleSP	5.0	5	3	3	1	4
Dylan SmithRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	2
Caleb KilianRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Keaton WinnRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Sam HentgesRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	2	0	1	0
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	1	1	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tyler Tolbert2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	3	1	0	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	2	0	1	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	1	1	1	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Luinder AvilaRP	6.1	5	2	2	1	7
Alex LangeRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Matt StrahmRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

81 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Ramos hit by pitch.
0-0
Top
Eldridge singled to left, Ramos to second.
0-0
Top
Schmitt popped out to third.
0-0
Top
Devers grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Eldridge out at second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Thomas flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Adames struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Lee struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
J. Rodríguez grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Marte singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Massey singled to left, Marte to second.
0-0
Bottom
Loftin flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Gilbert struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Koss walked.
0-0
Top
Ramos grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Koss out at second.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Tolbert flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Jensen homered to right center (416 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Thomas struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Eldridge struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-1
Top
Schmitt grounded out to third.
0-1
Top
Devers flied out to left.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to right.
0-1
Bottom
Marte flied out to center.
0-1
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Adames struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Lee grounded out to pitcher.
0-1
Top
J. Rodríguez doubled to right.
0-1
Top
Gilbert singled to right, J. Rodríguez scored.
1-1
Top
Koss singled to left, Gilbert to third.
1-1
Top
Ramos grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gilbert scored, Koss to second, Koss safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Tolbert.
2-1
Top
Eldridge struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin singled to left.
2-1
Bottom
Tolbert hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Loftin to second.
2-1
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Thomas grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Collins in left field.
2-1
Top
Marte in right field.
2-1
Top
Schmitt struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Devers grounded out to first.
2-1
Top
Adames popped out to second.
2-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Collins walked.
2-1
Bottom
Perez hit by pitch, Collins to second.
2-1
Bottom
Hentges relieved Mahle
2-1
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to center, Collins scored, Perez to third.
2-2
Bottom
Marte hit by pitch, Pasquantino to second.
2-2
Bottom
Massey struck out looking.
2-2
Bottom
Winn relieved Hentges
2-2
Bottom
Loftin singled to left, Perez scored, Marte to second, Pasquantino to third.
2-3
Bottom
Tolbert popped out to shortstop.
2-3
Bottom
Jensen grounded out to second.
2-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lee singled to right.
2-3
Top
J. Rodríguez hit sacrifice bunt to third, Lee to second.
2-3
Top
Strahm relieved Avila
2-3
Top
Gilbert struck out swinging.
2-3
Top
Koss popped out to shortstop.
2-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Smith relieved Winn
2-3
Bottom
Thomas struck out swinging.
2-3
Bottom
Collins reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-3
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging, Collins stole second.
2-3
Bottom
Pasquantino intentionally walked.
2-3
Bottom
Marte grounded out to third.
2-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Strahm
2-3
Top
Ramos grounded out to second.
2-3
Top
Eldridge flied out to left.
2-3
Top
Schmitt walked.
2-3
Top
Devers lined out to left.
2-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Kilian relieved Smith
2-3
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
2-3
Bottom
Loftin flied out to left.
2-3
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to left.
2-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Lange relieved Schreiber
2-3
Top
Adames struck out swinging.
2-3
Top
Lee walked.
2-3
Top
McCray ran for Lee
2-3
Top
J. Rodríguez struck out swinging.
2-3
Top
Gilbert lined out to left.
2-3

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Player props

San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Matt Chapman
Hits: 6/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Landen Roupp
Strikeouts: 5/18 over · last line 4.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Casey Schmitt
Walks: 4/17 over · last line 0.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Logan Webb
Hits Allowed: 6/16 over · last line 5.5
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Marcelo Mayer
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Trevor McDonald
ER: 6/10 over · last line 2.5
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San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Odds

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are San Francisco Giants -112 and Kansas City Royals -108. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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