Giants bring road slide into matchup against the Royals

Jul 22, 2026, 04:03 am

San Francisco Giants (42-59, fourth in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (42-60, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (7-8, 3.98 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (3-6, 4.39 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 89 strikeouts)

LINE: Giants -120, Royals -101; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants will look to stop their four-game road skid in a matchup against the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City is 42-60 overall and 25-27 at home. Royals hitters are batting a collective .248, which ranks second in the AL.

San Francisco is 42-59 overall and 20-34 in road games. The Giants have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .253.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 13 home runs, 41 walks and 39 RBI while hitting .279 for the Royals. Tyler Tolbert is 13 for 26 with a double, two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

Jung Hoo Lee has 21 doubles, three triples and five home runs for the Giants. Willy Adames is 7 for 39 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .246 batting average, 5.86 ERA, outscored by 30 runs

Giants: 4-6, .225 batting average, 3.20 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Royals: Jac Caglianone: day-to-day (shoulder), Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (back), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (flexor), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Giants: Trevor McDonald: 15-Day IL (the san francisco giants placed rhp trevor mcdonald on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow strain.), Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jonah Cox: 10-Day IL (oblique), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (leg), Matt Gage: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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