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

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San Francisco GiantsSF

4–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

San Francisco GiantsLeads 11 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 7 of 18

Batting

4.09Runs per game4.25
0.253Batting average0.247
0.308On-base percentage0.317
0.416Slugging percentage0.398
0.724OPS0.715
1.12Home runs per game1.01
8.66Hits per game8.33
113Home runs103
39Stolen bases77

Pitching

4.39ERA4.94
1.35WHIP1.45
7.73Strikeouts per nine7.76
3.79Walks per nine3.90
4.30Runs allowed per game4.83
0.246Opponent batting average0.264
764Pitching strikeouts774
36Quality starts42
19Saves24

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	8.5	-136	+113
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-130	+110
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-135	+110
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-135	+115
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-133	+121
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-132	+117
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-127	+116
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-138	+115
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-130	+110
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-133	+121
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-130	+111

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Jul 22, 2026

2:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 9 mph

82°

Lineups

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
SF	26th	20th
KC	20th	27th

Matchup

SFKC

42-59Record42-60
41.6%Win %41.2%
22-25Home record25-27
20-34Road record17-33
4-6Last 104-6
-4Streak2
-63Run diff-97
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	0	1	2	0	1	4
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	—	5

Team Stats

SFStatKC

4Runs5
4Hits9
1Errors0
1Home runs1
4RBI5
0Stolen bases3
6K (bat)8
8K (pit)6
1BB (pit)2

Player Stats

SF — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jung Hoo LeeRF	4	1	1	0	1	0
Heliot RamosLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Casey SchmittLF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bryce EldridgeDH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Arraez2B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rafael Devers1B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Drew GilbertCF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Willy AdamesSS	2	1	1	0	1	1
Daniel SusacC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew CavanaughC	1	0	0	0	0	0

SF — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Landen RouppSP	6.0	4	2	2	0	7
Erik MillerRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Keaton WinnRP	0.2	2	1	1	1	0
Sam HentgesRP	0.1	2	2	2	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Lane ThomasCF	4	0	1	0	2	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	1	1	1	2	0
Starling MarteRF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	3	0	0	0	0	1
Andrew VelazquezSS	3	0	1	0	0	0
Josh Rojas3B	2	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	1	1	1	0	1	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	7.0	3	3	3	2	5
Steven CruzRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

81 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Arraez lined out to left.
0-0
Top
Eldridge flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Ramos lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen lined out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Thomas struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Devers doubled to center.
0-0
Top
Devers to third on wild pitch by Lugo.
0-0
Top
Schmitt struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Lee lined into double play, shortstop to third, Devers doubled off third.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Adames grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Gilbert grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Top
Cavanaugh grounded out to third.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Marte struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Rojas grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Velazquez reached on bunt single to catcher.
0-0
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Arraez grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Eldridge flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Ramos struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Thomas struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Devers grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Schmitt struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Lee grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Marte lined out to third.
0-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Adames walked.
0-0
Top
Gilbert hit by pitch, Adames to second.
0-0
Top
Cavanaugh hit sacrifice bunt to third, Gilbert to second, Adames to third.
0-0
Top
Arraez hit sacrifice fly to center, Adames scored, Gilbert to third.
1-0
Top
Eldridge struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Rojas singled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Velazquez bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Rojas out at second.
1-0
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
1-0
Bottom
Velazquez stole second.
1-0
Bottom
Thomas struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Ramos grounded out to third.
1-0
Top
Devers walked.
1-0
Top
Schmitt struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Lee tripled to right, Devers scored.
2-0
Top
Adames hit a ground rule double, Lee scored.
3-0
Top
Gilbert flied out to center.
3-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to right.
3-0
Bottom
Perez homered to center (437 feet), Pasquantino scored.
3-2
Bottom
Hentges relieved Roupp
3-2
Bottom
Massey reached on bunt single to pitcher, Massey safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Hentges.
3-2
Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
3-2
Bottom
Marte singled to right, Massey to third.
3-2
Bottom
Loftin hit for Rojas
3-2
Bottom
Winn relieved Hentges
3-2
Bottom
Loftin singled to left, Massey scored, Marte to second.
3-3
Bottom
Velazquez fouled out to third.
3-3
Bottom
Marte stole third.
3-3
Bottom
Jensen walked, Loftin to second.
3-3
Bottom
Thomas singled to right, Loftin scored and Marte scored, Jensen to third.
3-5
Bottom
Thomas stole second.
3-5
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
3-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Loftin at third base.
3-5
Top
Susac hit for Cavanaugh
3-5
Top
Lynch IV relieved Lugo
3-5
Top
Susac grounded out to third.
3-5
Top
Arraez flied out to left.
3-5
Top
Eldridge grounded out to shortstop.
3-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Susac catching.
3-5
Bottom
Miller relieved Winn
3-5
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
3-5
Bottom
Massey doubled to left.
3-5
Bottom
Collins fouled out to first.
3-5
Bottom
Marte grounded out to shortstop.
3-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Tolbert in right field.
3-5
Top
Cruz relieved Lynch IV
3-5
Top
Ramos struck out swinging.
3-5
Top
Devers grounded out to first.
3-5
Top
Schmitt homered to left (376 feet).
4-5
Top
Lee popped out to third.
4-5

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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 5-4 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, July 22, 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 8.5. Moneylines are San Francisco Giants -136 and Kansas City Royals +113. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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