Giants vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of the titans as the San Francisco Giants roll into the heartland to square off against the Kansas City Royals at the iconic Kauffman Stadium tonight at 08:10 PM EST! With the Giants trying to find their footing and the Royals looking to capitalize on their home turf advantage, this matchup is teed up to be a grand slam of excitement. Both teams are itching to climb their respective conference ladders, and with the stakes high, the betting lines are buzzing—Giants at 143 and Royals at -174, with an over/under that promises some serious scoreboard action. Factor in the perfect game-day weather, sunny with a gentle breeze, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a major league showdown. So, as the Giants aim to tower and the Royals seek to rule, let’s see who ends up wearing the crown in this royal rumble!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 20, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NE at 6.7 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	SF ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+143	-174	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+152	-184	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+9	-10	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

155W-161L

39.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

150W-164L

60.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Under	-4.5
04/07/23	San Francisco Giants SF	1	Under	-4.5
04/08/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+2.5
04/08/23	San Francisco Giants SF	5	Over	+2.5
04/09/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-4.5
04/09/23	San Francisco Giants SF	3	Under	-4.5

Giants Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Mason Black

ERA 6.75 | IP 28.0 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 24.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-14-24	vsSD	8-0L	4.0	6	2	2	Under
09-06-24	@SD	1-5L	4.7	6	4	6	Under
08-31-24	vsMIA	4-3L	5.0	4	2	6	Under
05-23-24	@PIT	7-6W	2.7	3	4	2	Over
05-17-24	vsCOL	5-10W	3.0	6	4	2	Over
05-11-24	vsCIN	1-5W	4.3	4	1	2	Under
05-06-24	@PHI	1-6L	4.3	8	5	4	Under

Will Smith

ERA 6.471 | IP 40.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-14-24	@PIT	5-1W	5.0	4	1	8	Under
09-08-24	vsMIN	0-2W	7.0	4	0	7	Under
09-02-24	vsCLE	4-2L	5.0	5	2	3	Under
08-28-24	@CLE	5-7L	6.0	9	5	7	Over
08-23-24	vsPHI	4-7W	6.0	6	2	5	Over
08-17-24	@CIN	13-1W	6.0	4	0	9	Over
08-10-24	vsSTL	3-8W	7.0	5	2	6	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	6.0	7	2	2	Under
07-30-24	@CWS	4-3W	7.0	5	2	5	Under
07-24-24	vsARI	8-6L	4.7	6	3	1	Over
08-25-24	vsPHI	11-3L	1.0	4	5	1	Over
08-24-24	vsPHI	11-2L	1.0	3	2	2	Over
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	1.0	1	2	1	Over
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	1.3	3	3	1	Over
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Giants Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/21	vs BAL	3-5L	8	1	Under
09/20	vs BAL	5-3W	9	2	Under
09/19	vs BAL	10-0W	10	1	Over
09/17	@ SD	3-4L	4	2	Under
09/16	@ SD	0-8L	5	0	Under
09/15	@ SD	0-5L	4	0	Under
09/14	@ MIL	0-3L	5	0	Under
09/13	@ MIL	12-2W	17	3	Over
09/12	@ MIL	2-3L	4	1	Under
09/10	vs SD	7-6W	9	4	Over
09/09	vs SD	6-3W	8	2	Over
09/08	vs SD	1-5L	6	1	Under
09/07	@ ARI	3-1W	9	0	Under
09/06	@ ARI	4-6L	4	1	Over
09/05	@ ARI	7-8L	11	2	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/20	@ DET	2-4L	7	0	Under
09/19	@ DET	1-3L	7	0	Under
09/18	@ DET	6-7L	11	1	Over
09/17	vs PIT	3-4L	8	0	Under
09/16	vs PIT	5-1W	7	1	Under
09/15	vs PIT	8-3W	8	3	Over
09/13	vs NYY	3-4L	8	1	Under
09/12	vs NYY	5-0W	11	1	Under
09/11	vs NYY	4-10L	7	2	Over
09/10	@ MIN	2-0W	6	0	Under
09/09	@ MIN	4-2W	6	0	Under
09/08	@ MIN	5-0W	10	1	Under
09/06	@ CLE	4-1W	10	1	Under
09/05	@ CLE	1-7L	4	0	Under
09/04	@ CLE	2-4L	2	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

San Francisco Giants	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Mike Yastrzemski	8.5	11.3	0.228	0.429	0.338	0.766	0.312	0.043
#2 LaMonte Wade Jr.	7.1	9.4	0.261	0.366	0.469	0.835	0.330	0.020
#3 Heliot Ramos	7.5	9.8	0.268	0.470	0.356	0.826	0.337	0.048
#4 Michael Conforto	7.7	10.2	0.233	0.442	0.342	0.784	0.320	0.044
#5 Tyler Fitzgerald	8.2	10.4	0.286	0.505	0.367	0.873	0.356	0.049
#6 Patrick Bailey	6.6	8.6	0.237	0.340	0.332	0.673	0.278	0.019
#7 Grant McCray	6.9	8.8	0.223	0.436	0.277	0.713	0.295	0.053
#8 Casey Schmitt	4.9	6.4	0.226	0.430	0.258	0.688	0.287	0.054
#9 Donovan Walton	4.8	6.9	0.118	0.294	0.235	0.529	0.223	0.059

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	9.7	12.4	0.255	0.384	0.347	0.730	0.300	0.022
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	11.8	15.4	0.332	0.602	0.431	1.033	0.413	0.053
#3 Salvador Perez	8.1	10.6	0.277	0.467	0.374	0.841	0.342	0.047
#4 Michael Massey	8.4	10.9	0.260	0.451	0.309	0.760	0.314	0.043
#5 Hunter Renfroe	7.6	10.1	0.229	0.387	0.334	0.721	0.296	0.036
#6 MJ Melendez	8.0	10.5	0.206	0.405	0.293	0.697	0.288	0.043
#6 Will Smith	4.5	11.1	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#7 Adam Frazier	6.5	8.6	0.202	0.287	0.316	0.603	0.253	0.012
#8 Yuli Gurriel	6.7	8.8	0.385	0.462	0.577	1.038	0.400	0.000
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.3	8.2	0.237	0.383	0.317	0.700	0.289	0.022

Giants Notable Injuries

Robbie Ray OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 6.0
Kyle Harrison OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 4.9
Matt Chapman OUT (3B): Avg: 0.249 SLG:0.451 Last game: 09/17/24. Impact: 2.8

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Lorenzen OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 4.5
Vinnie Pasquantino OUT (1B): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.447 Last game: 08/31/24. Impact: 2.9
James McArthur OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/18/24. Impact: 0.7
Chris Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/15/24. Impact: -0.3
Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2