Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants

— Luinder Avila struck out a career-high seven and Nick Loftin hit a tiebreaking RBI single as the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Jul 21, 2026, 10:50 pm - AP
SF
KC
123456789RHE
000020000250
00100200-381
L. Avila
win

L. Avila5-3

6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
T. Mahle
loss

T. Mahle2-9

5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 1 BB
A. Lange
save

A. Lange9

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

SFKC
3rdJensen homered to right center (416 feet).01
5thGilbert singled to right, J. Rodríguez scored.11
5thRamos grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gilbert scored, Koss to second, Koss safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Tolbert.21
6thPasquantino singled to center, Collins scored, Perez to third.22
6thLoftin singled to left, Perez scored, Marte to second, Pasquantino to third.23

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
San Francisco GiantsGiantsSF
(42-59)
(42-59, 20-34 Away)
(42-59)
Tyler Mahle
(3-9, 4.96)
-112
ML
-112
o9
-115
-1.5
+144
Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
(42-60)
(42-60, 25-27 Home)
(42-60)
Luinder Avila
(5-3, 4.81)
u9
+100
-108
u9
-105
+1.5
-175
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