SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS NEWS

Michael Conforto - Heading to bench Sunday Conforto is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact Conforto will get a breather for the series finale after going 7-for-21 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs while starting in each of the Giants' last five games. Jerar Encarnacion will fill in for Conforto as San Francisco's designated hitter.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Casey Schmitt - Returns to bench role Schmitt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact Schmitt made three consecutive starts at third base after being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the week, but he'll likely shift back into a utility role moving forward after Matt Chapman (personal) returned from the paternity list Saturday. Over his multiple stints with the Giants this season, Schmitt has slashed .237/.257/.433 across 101 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Donovan Walton - Hitting bench Sunday Walton is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Impact Walton had started in five of the Giants' previous six games, but he'll give way to Brett Wisely at the keystone Sunday. Since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Sept. 13, Walton has gone 2-for-20 with two walks against seven strikeouts.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Royals, losing grip on wild card, meet Giants in key game The Kansas City Royals will look to prevent their second seven-game losing streak in the past month when they conclude their three-game seri...

SEPTEMBER 22 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Royals host San Francisco Giants, look to stop home skid

The Kansas City Royals host the San Francisco Giants looking to break a five-game home slide

SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch Giants vs. Royals: TV Channel & Live Stream - September 22

Preview the Sept. 22 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and...

SEPTEMBER 22 • DATA SKRIVE

Herrera and Walker homer, Cardinals beat Guardians 6-5 after Cleveland had clinched division

Iván Herrera and Jordan Walker hit home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Cleveland 6-5 after the Guardians had already clinched the AL Central title earlier in the day

SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chapman wields Dad Strength to club two homers in rout KANSAS CITY -- It didn’t take long for Matt Chapman to flex his newfound “Dad Strength.” Back in the lineup for the first time since the bir...

SEPTEMBER 22 • MLB.COM

Mike Yastrzemski - Hits three-run homer in win Yastrzemski went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.

Impact Yastrzemski's three-run blast in the sixth inning was the fifth long ball of the game for the Giants. The 34-year-old has gone hitless in four of his past 10 contests but has also homered five times and driven in 11 runs in that span. On the season, he is hitting .235 with 18 long balls, 56 RBI, 58 runs scored and three steals across 451 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Giants score early and often with 5 home runs to power Landen Roupp's first career win in 9-0 rout of Royals KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Don’t look now, but are the San Francisco Giants suddenly a force to be reckoned ...

SEPTEMBER 22 • KANSASCITY.COM

LaMonte Wade Jr., Matt Chapman power Giants past Royals LaMonte Wade Jr.and Matt Chapman each belted a pair of solo homers and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep, lifting the visiting San Francisco G...

SEPTEMBER 22 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Landen Roupp - Earns first career win Roupp (1-1) earned the win against the Royals on Saturday, allowing three hits and three walks with three strikeouts over five scoreless innings.

Impact Roupp was given a 1-0 lead in the first inning and pitched well enough to earn his first major-league victory. The 26-year-old has completed five frames in each of his three starts this season and has allowed just two earned runs across 20 September innings. On the year, he owns a 2.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 43:24 K:BB across 46.2 innings as both a reliever and starter.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Cleveland Guardians clinch AL Central title when Royals lose to Giants

The Cleveland Guardians have clinched their second AL Central championship in three years

SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LaMonte Wade - Homers twice in win Wade went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.

Impact Wade took Brady Singer deep twice to register his first multi-homer effort of the season. The 30-year-old has been productive through 15 September contests, logging four multi-hit efforts, homering three times and driving in 10 runs. On the season, he is hitting .267 with eight long balls, 33 RBI, 44 runs scored and two steals across 378 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 22 • MLB.COM

Matt Chapman - Homers twice in return Chapman went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Saturday's 9-0 win over the Royals.

Impact Chapman celebrated being a new father by homering in the fourth and sixth innings. The third baseman has hit safely in 10 of 13 September contests with five long balls and two steals. On the season, he is hitting .249 with 26 home runs, 75 RBI, 95 runs scored and 15 stolen bases across 621 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Wade and Chapman hit 2 homers each, Roupp wins 1st in Giants 9-0 victory over slipping Royals

LaMonte Wade Jr. and Matt Chapman hit two home runs each, Landen Roupp pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league win, and the San Francisco Giants handed the Kansas...

SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals vs. Giants Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 22

Preview the Sept. 22 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and mo...

SEPTEMBER 21 • DATA SKRIVE

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SEPTEMBER 21 • MLB.COM

Giants reinstate 3B Matt Chapman from paternity list The San Francisco Giants activated standout third baseman Matt Chapman from the paternity list prior to Saturday’s road game against the Kan...

SEPTEMBER 21 • SACBEE.COM

Marco Luciano - Sent down to Triple-A The Giants optioned Luciano to Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday.

Impact Luciano will yield his spot on the active roster to Matt Chapman, who was activated from the paternity list Saturday. Luciano went 3-for-31 with a 42.4 percent K rate during his 10-game stint with the Giants.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Bailey - Sitting Saturday Bailey isn't in the Giants' lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact Bailey will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts during a win in Friday's series opener. Curt Casali will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Chapman - Activated Saturday Chapman was activated from the paternity list and is part of the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Royals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

Impact Chapman rejoins the Giants for Saturday's contest after a stint on the paternity list. He'll immediately return to the starting nine, playing third base and batting cleanup. A corresponding move has yet to be announced. Chapman is slashing .247/.329/.448 through 617 plate appearances this season.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Reeling Royals seek to halt slide in rematch vs. Giants The Kansas City Royals have endured their two worst losing streaks of the season over the past three-plus weeks.The dismal closing performan...

SEPTEMBER 21 • SACBEE.COM

Royals host the Giants on 4-game home skid

The Kansas City Royals take on the San Francisco Giants looking to stop a four-game home slide

SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS