July 21, 2026 · AL Cent
San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. | SF 0, KC 1 |
| T5 | Drew Gilbert | Drew Gilbert singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jesus Rodriguez scores. | SF 1, KC 1 |
| T5 | Heliot Ramos | Heliot Ramos reaches on a fielder's choice. Drew Gilbert scores. Christian Koss to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Tyler Tolbert. | SF 2, KC 1 |
| B6 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert. Isaac Collins scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. | SF 2, KC 2 |
| B6 | Nick Loftin | Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Starling Marte to 2nd. | SF 2, KC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Giants
AWAY
2
Tyler Mahle started for Giants, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Tyler Mahle
Starter
5.0
91
3
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tyler Mahle threw
CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 42 46% 2 5 13 14 8 Cutter 26 29% 3 2 5 13 3 Splitter 23 25% 3 2 8 5 5 - Sam Hentges Middle 0.1 14 0 1 BS inherited 2, 1 scored
- Keaton Winn Setup 0.2 9 0 0 inherited 3, 1 scored
- Dylan Smith Middle 1.0 13 0 2
- Caleb Kilian Middle 1.0 11 0 0
Royals
HOME
3
Luinder Avila started for Royals, leaving with a 3–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Luinder Avila
Starter
6.1
87
2
7
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Luinder Avila threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 76% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 34 39% 2 7 6 12 7 Four-Seam Fastball 16 18% 2 5 3 2 4 Slider 16 18% 4 2 4 3 3 Curveball 13 15% 3 3 2 3 2 Changeup 8 9% 0 0 2 6 0 - Matt Strahm Setup 0.2 11 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- John Schreiber Middle 1.0 20 0 0 HLD
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 15 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Loftin 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · SF
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heliot Ramos LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .309 | .463 | .772 | |
| Bryce Eldridge DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .364 | .478 | .842 | |
| Casey Schmitt 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .304 | .478 | .782 | |
| Rafael Devers 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .310 | .466 | .776 | |
| Willy Adames SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .225 | .277 | .430 | .707 | |
| Jesus Rodriguez C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .306 | .422 | .728 | 2B |
| Drew Gilbert CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .307 | .354 | .661 | |
| Christian Koss 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .217 | .190 | .407 | |
| Jung Hoo Lee RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .336 | .423 | .759 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .309 | .436 | .745 | HR (14) |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .338 | .412 | .750 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .348 | .367 | .715 | SB |
| Salvador Perez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .258 | .356 | .614 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .316 | .343 | .659 | |
| Starling Marte RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .333 | .330 | .663 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .305 | .422 | .727 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .329 | .394 | .723 | |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .364 | .443 | .807 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .316 | .463 | .779 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · SF
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Mahle | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 5.31 | L |
| Sam Hentges | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.80 | BS |
| Keaton Winn | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 | |
| Dylan Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3.00 | |
| Caleb Kilian | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.69 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 4.86 | W |
| Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7.09 | HLD |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.29 | HLD |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6.15 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · SF
Lineup 2.2 R
Bunts 2.7 R
IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · SF
4-6
L2
+1 run diff
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HOME · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with SF listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.