Kansas City Royals (3-6) vs. San Francisco Giants (3-5)
The 2023 Major League Baseball Season is closing out the second week of the season with this interleague battle between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. The Giants are the favorites at -160 with the total set at 8.5.
Kansas City has won the first two games of this series, including the 6-5 victory on Saturday. The Royals were the underdogs on Saturday (+140) with the total set at 8.0.
The Kansas City Royals had entered the weekend on a three-game losing streak, but have taken the first two games, including the 6-5 victory on Saturday. Kansas City is now 2-0 on the road this season and is chasing the Chicago White Sox for third place in the AL Central.
San Francisco took a 4-0 lead in the fourth, but K.C. scored six runs over the final four innings to earn the victory. Salvador Perez hit a big three-run homer in the eighth that tied the score and the 1-5 hitters in the lineup went a combined 6-18 with five runs scored and five RBI. The Royals had scored seven runs combined in the previous four games and are dead last with a .187 batting average.
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The pitching staff has been solid, posting a 3.78 ERA, 11th overall. The bullpen has a 3.90 ERA, and they were very impressive on Saturday as three relievers combined to toss three scoreless innings. Kris Bubic will get the start. The lefty allowed two runs in five innings in his first start and is coming off a season where he struggled, going 3-13 with a 5.58 ERA.