Royals @ Giants – Tue, May 20
Game Status: Final – Score: 3-2 Giants
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| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India – DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .327 | .310 |
| 2 | Witt Jr. – SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .301 | .367 | .503 |
| 3 | Pasquantino – 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .277 | .391 |
| 4 | Perez, S – C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .213 | .249 | .317 |
| 5 | Garcia, M – 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .376 | .483 |
| 6 | Biggio – LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .172 | .303 | .234 |
| a-Canha – LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .359 | .321 | |
| 7 | Massey – 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .195 | .214 | .264 |
| 8 | Waters – CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .310 | .391 |
| 9 | Isbel – CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .289 | .448 |
| b-Renfroe – RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .241 | .242 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Royals |
|---|
| a-Struck out for Biggio in the 7th. b-Doubled for Isbel in the 8th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Isbel (4, Birdsong); Renfroe (6, Harrison). TB: Garcia, M 2; Isbel 2; Pasquantino; Renfroe 2; Waters; Witt Jr. RBI: Isbel (14); Witt Jr. (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: India. SF: Isbel. Team RISP: 1-for-3. Team LOB: 4. |
| FIELDING: E: Pasquantino (1, throw); Witt Jr. (3, fielding). DP: 3 (Witt Jr.-Massey-Pasquantino; Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino; Bowlan-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino). |
| Giants Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yastrzemski – RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .379 | .440 |
| 2 | Flores – DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .326 | .447 |
| 3 | Lee, J.H. – CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 | .315 | .460 |
| 4 | Ramos – LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 | .361 | .486 |
| 5 | Adames – SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .220 | .301 | .361 |
| 6 | Wade Jr. – 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .168 | .271 | .280 |
| 7 | Schmitt – 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .290 | .321 |
| 8 | Bailey – C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .179 | .230 | .244 |
| 9 | Fitzgerald – 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .287 | .350 | .436 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| Giants |
|---|
| BATTING: 2B: Fitzgerald (6, Cruz). 3B: Adames (1, Lorenzen). TB: Adames 3; Fitzgerald 2; Flores; Lee, J.H.; Ramos; Schmitt; Yastrzemski 2. RBI: Adames (23); Lee, J.H. (31); Schmitt (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Adames; Yastrzemski; Wade Jr. 2; Fitzgerald 2. GIDP: Bailey; Flores; Ramos. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 8. |
| FIELDING: E: Birdsong (1, pickoff). DP: (Bailey-Adames). |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzen (L, 3-5) | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 97-64 | 3.77 |
| Zerpa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 6.23 |
| Cruz | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 1.26 |
| Sisk | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-6 | 0.00 |
| Bowlan | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Giants Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdsong (W, 2-0) | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80-54 | 1.91 |
| Rodríguez, R (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22-12 | 0.87 |
| Harrison (H, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.38 |
| Doval (H, 7) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.21 |
| Walker, R (S, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Game Info |
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| WP: Lorenzen; Birdsong. |
| HBP: Ramos (by Lorenzen). |
| Pitches-strikes: Lorenzen 97-64; Zerpa 6-3; Cruz 9-6; Sisk 15-6; Bowlan 14-9; Birdsong 80-54; Rodríguez, R 22-12; Harrison 16-12; Doval 13-10; Walker, R 8-5. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Lorenzen 5-3; Zerpa 1-0; Cruz 1-0; Sisk 0-0; Bowlan 3-0; Birdsong 5-4; Rodríguez, R 0-0; Harrison 1-0; Doval 0-0; Walker, R 2-1. |
| Batters faced: Lorenzen 23; Zerpa 1; Cruz 3; Sisk 3; Bowlan 5; Birdsong 19; Rodríguez, R 4; Harrison 5; Doval 2; Walker, R 3. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Zerpa 2-0; Sisk 1-0; Bowlan 1-0; Doval 1-1. |
| Umpires: HP: Charlie Ramos. 1B: Jordan Baker. 2B: Stu Scheurwater. 3B: Dan Merzel. |
| Weather: 63 degrees, Clear. |
| Wind: 11 mph, Out To CF. |
| First pitch: 6:45 PM. |
| T: 2:36. |
| Att: 32,118. |
| Venue: Oracle Park. |
| May 20, 2025 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Top 3 | Kyle Isbel out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Drew Waters scores. | 1-0 KC |
| Bottom 4 | Willy Adames triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Heliot Ramos scores. | 1-1 |
| Bottom 4 | Casey Schmitt singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cavan Biggio. Willy Adames scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 2nd. | 2-1 SF |
| Bottom 5 | Jung Hoo Lee singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Wilmer Flores to 2nd. | 3-1 SF |
| Top 8 | Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Hunter Renfroe scores. | 3-2 SF |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
Decisions
- Winner: Hayden Birdsong (2-0, 1.91)
- Loser: Michael Lorenzen (3-5, 3.77)
- Save: Ryan Walker (9, 5.00)
Division Scoreboard
SEA 0 @ CWS 1 – Final
DET 5 @ STL 4 – Final
CLE 0 @ MIN 0 – Postponed
Next Royals Game: Wed, May 21, 02:45 PM CDT @ Giants
Last Updated: 05/20/2025 11:57:23 PM CDT
19 comments
Not our best game, let’s take the series tmr anyway.
Congrats to the offense for losing us another game! Proud of the boys
Just bring up Jac for gods sake this is pathetic.
Legitimate question: will we get a “they are relentless” esque moment this year? When this team is down, they are out. Unless it’s the white Sox lol
Gritty pitching from the B-squad. Sadly wasted.
Kansas City Royals 2025 roster, you should score more runs, NOW
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Its just ugly to watch salvy rn
Oh well. Hopefully we see a lefty heavy bullpen game tomorrow
currently experiencing a correction in the Royals win% in one-run games, went from 8-2 to 9-6 in under two weeks
Personally, I find it more enjoyable when the Royals win.
Base running. Again. This level of hitting and base running just will not get it done. Where is the accountability? Where is the drive to fix it? Frankly, don’t see or hear it from Q.
Damnit the Giants figured out our weakness, we can’t win when opposing teams score three runs.
Zumwalts living up to the hype
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No, sorry, pitching staff, we can’t give you more than 3 runs.
Salvy needs to find it. I love the guy and it’s a bitter pill to swallow but he’s currently a liability.
It is starting to feel like a broken record, with most of these losses feeling the same. The pitching plays well, and the offense is anemic. Hopefully they can bounce back tomorrow. Go Royals.
Can we start a streak tomorrow that leads to a weekend sweep of the Twins? Please?
Salvy is batting .176 with an OBP of .197 3 doubles and 0 home runs. Why is Q batting him 4th.
With our good pitching and even decent hitting we should be in first place. We are 27th in runs scored. DFA Renfroe and Biggio. Play Massey less or send him to Omaha to work on his hitting. We have 3 regular players at Omaha hitting well. Two outfielders and one infielder. We need to make out our lineup with the worst hitters in the bottom of the lineup.