Avila and Loftin power the Royals to a 3-2 win over the Giants
Luinder Avila set a career high with seven strikeouts and Alex Lange earned his ninth save after Nick Loftin’s go-ahead single.
- On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Kansas City Royals defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in Kansas City. Pitcher Luinder Avila struck out a career-high seven batters in his longest outing.
- Pressed into the Royals' injury-ravaged rotation since early June, Avila yielded five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. missed the game with lingering back tightness.
- Carter Jensen opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third, his 14th of the season. Vinnie Pasquantino extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a game-tying RBI single.
- Nick Loftin put the Royals ahead to stay with a bases-loaded RBI single in the sixth inning. Alex Lange earned his ninth save after working a hitless ninth.
- The Royals improved to 4-1 on their post-All-Star break homestand and look to continue Wednesday. The Giants, who have lost four straight, face Royals RHP Seth Lugo against RHP Landen Roupp.
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Luinder Avila allowed two runs (one earned) while setting career highs with seven strikeouts and 6 1/3 innings, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin each had two hits and an RBI as the Kansas City Royals won 3-2 over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Pressed into the Royals' injury-ravaged rotation since early
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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.
The Caraqueño pitcher Luinder Ávila was awarded his fifth game won in the Major League baseball season, in the triumph of Reales de Kansas City 3 runs to 2 against Giants of San Francisco, for which another Venezuelan, the Valencian Salvador Pérez scored the race that would mean the difference in match corresponding to the day held on Tuesday. Luinder Ávila (effectiveness of 4,86, clean runs allowed by every nine innings launched) opened in the …
Luinder Avila delivered seven punches, the maximum figure in his career, and Nick Loftin connected a simple driver of the lead race for the Kansas City Royals to outperform the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday 3-2.
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