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MLB · July 22, 2026

San Francisco Giants vs Kansas City Royals Final — July 22, 2026

Wednesday, July 22 · 2:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-10+6-1+2+2+7-1-3-1-1
Game by game
-4-4-2-5-6+1+5-17+1+1
4-6
Last 10
4-6
+0
Net
-30
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,508 mi2,426 km
Travel to the game
Home
+2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Giants visited the Royals on Wednesday, July 22 at 2:11 PM ET.

The total closed at 8.5, down from 9 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Giants -133, Royals +112) prices the Giants at 55% and the Royals at 45%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

San Francisco Giants 4, Kansas City Royals 5

Kansas City Royals won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Kansas City Royals +1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 8.5: Over.
  • Kansas City Royals closed at +112 on the moneyline (a 45% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRoyals +1.5 (-166)
Giants -1.5 (+138)
CloseRoyals +1.5 (-150)
Giants -1.5 (+124)
Totaldown 0.5
Open9 (o -115 / u -105)
Close8.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Moneyline
OpenGiants -120 52%
Royals +100 48%
CloseGiants -133 55%
Royals +112 45%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 11 times since 2023: the Giants won 5 and the Royals 6.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 21, 2026Giants 2, Royals 3
Royals won


Jul 20, 2026Giants 3, Royals 4
Royals won


May 21, 2025Royals 8, Giants 4
Royals won


May 20, 2025Royals 2, Giants 3
Giants won


May 19, 2025Royals 3, Giants 1
Royals won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

San Francisco Giants

Kansas City Royals

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