In a series opener on Friday, Bobbšy Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (82-71) face Heliot Ramos and the San Francisco Giants (74-79), with firš¹st pitch scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Keep reading to see how to watch theā Kansas City-San Fārancisco matchup below.
When is Royals vs. Giants and when does it start?
Where to watch Royals vs. Giants
The Royals and Giants will take to the field at Kauffman Stadium for šthis matchup on Sept. 20, and if you would like to catch the matchup live, get your tickets now from !
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on NBCS-BA.
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Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have ąµ²won 47 of the 75 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (62.7%).
Kansas City ranks 18th in basebšÆall with 167 total home runsź¦.
The Royals’ .414 slugging percentage is 11th in MLB.
Kansas City has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pištching staffs (3.85).
The Royals have the 19th-ranked WHIP in š the mają½§ors (1.265).
Giants Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Giantą± s have been ź§the underdog 74 times and won 28, or 37.8%, of those games.
San Francisco ą¦has hit 163 homers this season, which ranks 19tšh in the majors.
The Giants are 20th in MLBšø with a slugging percentage of .392 this season.
San Francisco has pitched to a 4.15 ERA this season,š” which ranks 18th inšŖ baseball.
Giants pitchers have a 1.300 WHIP thisš¹ season, 22nd in the majors.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Michael Wacha
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Pirates | Sept. 14 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| vs. Twins | Sept. 8 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| vs. Guardians | Sept. 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| at Guardians | Aug. 28 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| vs. Phillies | Aug. 23 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Giants Starter Recent Performance: Mason Black
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Padres | Sept. 14 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| at Padres | Sept. 6 | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| vs. Marlins | Aug. 31 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| at Pirates | May 23 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| vs. Rockies | May 17 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Michael Wacha (13-7) toš¼ the mound for his 28th start of the season. He is 13-7 with a 3.29 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 156 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the righty threw five inningsā, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
The 33-year-old has amasāsed an ERA of 3.29, with 8 strikeouts peš°r nine innings, in 27 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .245 batting average against him.
š Witt is batting .331 with 32 home runs and 108 RBI. Aš§ll three of those stats are tops among Kansas City hitters this season.
Salvador Perez is batting .276 with an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentaš¦ge of .470 this season.
Mš°aikel Garcia is slashing .239/.284/.344 this season for the Roš·yals.
Giants Key Players to Watch
The Giants will send Mason Black (0-4) to the mound for his seventšh starš¬t this season.
The right-hander gave up two earned runs and alālowed six hits in four innings pitched against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
The 24-year-old has an ERA of 7.07 anšŗd 7.7 strikeouts per niš»ne innings with an opponent batting average of .314 in seven games this season.
Rašømos leads the Giantsš with a .266 batting average.
Michael Conforto is hitting ź¦.234 with 25 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 41 walks.
Mike Yastrzemski is batting .23ā±4 with 14 doubles, nine triples, 17 home runs and 38 walks.
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