Royals defeat Giants 4-3 on walk-off in ninth inning

The San Francisco Giants lost 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium after allowing a walk-off run in the bottom of the ninth. The Giants entered the ninth tied after Willy Adames hit a two-run home run with two outs. Caleb Kilian allowed a hit to the first batter he faced, and Daniel Susac failed to throw out the lead runner on a sacrifice bunt when Adames did not cover second base.

Bryce Eldridge fielded a safety squeeze that was heading foul, and the ball rolled away, allowing Josh Rojas to score the winning run.

defense Trevor McDonald left the game after the fourth inning with an apparent injury. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while hitting two batters. Drew Gilbert threw out Lane Thomas at the plate to complete an 8-2 double play in the second inning that kept the game scoreless.

base running Heliot Ramos hit a solo home run in the fourth to give the Giants a 1-0 lead. Daniel Susac doubled in the eighth and stole his second base of the season. The Giants recorded only six hits total. They have stolen 12 bases in July without being thrown out.

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Royals will play the second game of their three-game series on Tuesday at 4:40 p.m. PT. Tyler Mahle is scheduled to start for San Francisco.