Live BlOgging: Shish on Baseball: San Francisco Giants at Kansas City Royals

San Francisco at Kansas City

Hello and welcome to another edition of 'Live Blogging On Shish On Baseball'. Tonight it is the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals. This is the finale of the 2-game set, with the Giants winning the first game last night, 2-1 in 11 innings. Tonight the pitching matchup is Madison Bumgarner for the Giants and Jason Vargas for the Royals.

Bumgarner comes into tonight's game looking for his first win, with a 3.43 ERA. He's struck out 24 batters and walked 3 in 2017.

Vargas is also looking for his first win, with a 0.66 ERA. He is starting out 2017 with a 0.88 WHIP.

It is the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals, coming up shortly.
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Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Starting Lineups:
San Francisco Giants (6-9):
1. Aaron Hill LF
2. Brandon Belt 1B
3. Hunter Pence RF
4. Buster Posey DH
5. Brandon Crawford SS
6. Eduardo Nunez 3B
7. Nick Hundley C
8. Joe Panik 2B
9. Gorkys Hernandez CF

SP: Madison Bumgarner LHP (0-2, 3.43 ERA)

Kansas City Royals (6-7):
1. Alex Gordon LF
2. Mike Moustakas 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain CF
4. Eric Hosmer 1B
5. Salvador Perez C
6. Whit Merrifield 2B
7. Alcides Escobar SS
8. Cheslor Cuthbert DH
​9. Paulo Orlando RF

SP: Jason Vargas (0-2, 0.66 ERA)

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Hill
2. Belt
3. Pence
​​CORRECTION: Jason Vargas is 2-0 and not 0-2.  
First pitch around 7:16 p.m. CDT. 
Hill grounds out to Vargas.  1 Out
Belt flies out to Cain.  2 Outs
Pence strikes out swinging.  3 Outs
Giants go down 1-2-3 in Top of 1st Inning.

Middle of 1st Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
​1. Gordon 
2. Moustakas 
3. Cain
Gordon strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Moustakas flies out to Crawford. 2 Outs
Cain grounds out to Crawford. 3 Outs
Royals go down 1-2-3 in the Bottom of 1st Inning. 

End of 1st Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
4. Posey
5. Crawford 
6. Nunez
​Posey strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Crawford grounds out to Merrifield.  2 Outs
Nunez flies out to Cain.  3 Outs
Giants go down 1-2-3 in the Top of 2nd Inning. 

Middle of 2nd Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning: 
Due Up:
4. Hosmer
5. Perez
6. Merrifield
Hosmer flies out to Hernandez 1 Out
Perez currently on 7-pitch at bat. 
Perez singles to left center field.  Runner on 1st 
Merrifield hits into a 5-4 fielder's choice.  Perez is out at 2nd, and Merrifield is safe at 1st.  Runner on 1st.  2 Outs
Escobar doubles to left field.  Merrifield advances to third.  Runners on 2nd and 3rd.  
Cuthbert lines out to Nunez.  3 Outs

End of 2nd Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up: 
7. Hundley 
8. Panik 
9. Hernandez
​Hundley strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Panik gets called out on strikes.  2 Outs
Hernandez strikes out swinging.  3 Outs
Giants go down 1-2-3, in the Top of 3rd Inning. 

Middle of 3rd Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
9. Orlando
1. Gordon
2. Moustakas
Orlando flies out to Pence.  1 Out
Gordon singles to center field. Runner on 1st
Moustakas singles to right field.  Gordon advances to second.  Runners on 1st and 2nd. 
Cain hits into a fielder's choice.  Moustakas is out on second.  Gordon advances to third.  Cain is safe on first.  Runners on 1st and 3rd.
Cain steals second base.  
Hosmer grounds out to Panik.  3 Outs
Royals left runners on 1st and 3rd stranded.  

End of 3rd Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Hill 
2. Belt
3. Pence
​Hill strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Brandon Belt ends Vargas' perfect game bid, with a single to center field.  Runner on 1st 
Pence flies out to Orlando.  2 Outs
Posey singles to left field.  Belt advances to second.  Runners on 1st & 2nd 
Crawford flies out to Escobar.  3 Outs
Giants leave runners on 1st and 2nd stranded.  

Middle of 4th Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Perez
6. Merrifield 
7. Escobar
​Perez strikes out swinging.  1 Out
Merrifield grounds out to Crawford. 2 Outs
Escobar grounds out to Panik.  3 Outs
Royals go down 1-2-3, in the Bottom of 4th Inning. 

End of 4th Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Nunez
7. Hundley 
8. Panik
​Nunez grounds out to Escobar.  1 Out
Hundley doubles to left field.  Runner on 2nd 
Panik grounds out to Merrifield.  2 Outs
Hernandez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs
Giants leave Hundley stranded at 2nd base. 

Middle of 5th Inning:
SF 0, KC 0

Scores:

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
8. Cuthbert
9. Orlando 
1. Gordon 
Cuthbert grounds out to Crawford.  1 Out
Orlando singles to left field. Runner on 1st 
Bumgarner now has 63 pitches. 
Orlando steals second base.  Runner on 2nd
Giants challenge call Orlando is safe on 2nd. Call on the field stands.  Runner on 2nd
Gordon grounds out to Nunez.  Orlando advances to third. Runner on 3rd
Moustakas hits an RBI-single to first base.  Orlando scores.  SF 0, KC 1
Cain doubles to left field.  Moustakas advances to third.  Runners on 2nd & 3rd. 
Bumgarner's pitch count climbing to 75 pitches. 
Hosmer flies out to Hill. 3 Outs
Royals leave runners on 2nd & 3rd stranded.  

End of 5th Inning:
SF 0, KC 1

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Hill 
2. Belt
3. Pence
​Hill grounds out to Escobar.  1 Out
Belt strikes out swinging. 2 Outs
Vargas' pitch count is at 77 pitches. 
Pence grounds out to Escobar.  3 Outs
Giants go down 1-2-3, in the Top of 6th Inning.

Middle of 6th Inning:
SF 0, KC 1

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Perez
6. Merrifield
7. Escobar
​Perez leads off with a base on balls.  Runner on 1st 
Merrifield strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Escobar strikes out swinging. 2 Outs
Bumgarner's pitch count at 98 pitches. 
Cuthbert flies out to Pence. 3 Outs
Royals leave Perez on first base. 

End of 6th Inning:
SF 0, KC 1

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
4. Posey 
5. Crawford
6. Nunez
​Posey strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Crawford singles to center field. Runner on 1st 
Nunez hits into 4-3 double play.  3 Outs
Giants go down 1-2-3, in the Top of 7th Inning. 

Middle of 7th Inning:
SF 0, KC 1

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
9. Orlando
1. Gordon
2. Moustakas
PITCHING CHANGE: Steven Okert (LHP) replaces Madison Bumgarner as Giants pitcher. 
Orlando singles to right field. Runner on 1st 
Orlando caught stealing second base.  1 Out
Gordon flies out Hernandez 2 Outs
Moustakas strikes out swinging. 3 Outs
Royals go down 1-2-3 in the Bottom of 7th Inning.

End of 7th Inning:
SF 0, KC 1

Top of 8th Innings: 
Due Up:
7. Hundley 
8. Panik
9. Hernandez
​PITCHING CHANGE: Joakim Soria (RHP) replaces Jason Vargas as Royals pitcher.
Hundley flies out to Merrifield. 1 Out
Panik grounds out to Merrifield.  2 Outs
PINCH-HITTING: Denard Span pinch hitting for Gorkys Hernandez.
Span gets called out on strikes.  3 Outs
Giants go down 1-2-3 in the Top of 8th Inning. 

Middle of 8th Inning: 
SF 0, KC 1

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Cain
4. Hosmer
5. Perez
PITCHING CHANGE: George Kontos (RHP) replaces Steven Okert as Giants pitcher.
Cain strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Hosmer doubles to left field.  Runner on 2nd
Perez hits RBI-single to center field.  Hosmer scores.  SF 0, KC 2
​Merrifield hits into 6-4-3 double play.  3 Outs

End of 8th Inning:
SF 0, KC 2

Top of 9th Inning: 
Due Up:
1. Hill
2. Belt 
3. Pence
PITCHING CHANGE: Kelvin Herrera (RHP) replaces Joakim Soria as Royals pitcher.  Herrera comes in on a save situation. 
Hill leads off with a base on balls. Runner on 1st 
Belt lines out to Orlando.  1 Out
Hill advances to second on a wild pitch.  Runner on 2nd
Pence grounds out to Escobar.  Hill advances to third.  Runner on 3rd, 2 Outs. 
Posey grounds out to Merrifield. 
Giants leave Hill stranded on third.  

Final: 
SF 0, KC 2
SF (6-10)
KC (7-7)
W: J. Vargas (3-0)
L: Bumgarner (0-3)
SV: Herrera (3)
Player of the Game: Jason Vargas 7 IP, 9K, 4 H, 0 BB 0 R
ToG: 2:28

Final Thoughts: The Royals played their game tonight as they defeated the Giants in a pitcher's dual 2-0.  The play of the game came in the Bottom of the 5th Inning, when Mike Moustakas outhustles Madison Bumgarner to first base.  That hit drove in Paulo Orlando, as that was the go-ahead run for the Royals.  As for the Giants, they are having trouble scoring runs.  you wonder if it is time to find another bat for the Giants. Possibly someone to lead off the game.

This is Paul Shishkoff Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging On Shish On Baseball'.  Thanks for visiting this page.