Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2

Kansas City Royals first baseman and team captain Salvador Perez extends a salute as he rounds the bases after belting a fourth-inning home run against the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Kelley L Cox Imagn Images

Preview the May 20 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Salvador Perez belted a two-run home run, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. also drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with an 8-4 romp on Wednesday afternoon.

The Royals waited until the last moment to divulge their pitching plans for Wednesday’s series finale against the Giants at Oracle Park. They had plenty of options available to them. They brought Triple-A prospect Luinder Avila along on the taxi squad in case of an emergency — he was stretched out and could’ve started, if needed.

Its Wednesday, May 21 and the Royals (27-23) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (29-20). Daniel Lynch is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Logan Webb for San Francisco.

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night at Oracle Park, moving to 27-22 on the season. The loss dropped the Giants to 28-20. Kr

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they take on the Kansas City Royals. San Francisco has a 28-19 record overall and a 16-7 record in home games. The Giants have the second-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.41.