SAN FRANCISCO — The Royals have found something that they like at Oracle Park in San Francisco. In front of a lively crowd of 35,126, Bobby Witt Jr. and Franmil Reyes connected on solo home runs, while Salvador Perez drilled a game-tying three-run shot with two out in the eighth.
The winning run? A wild pitch way inside to Kyle Isbel, who got out of the way while Nate Eaton scored from third in the top of the ninth. Kansas City won, 6-5, improving to 3-6 on the season while the Giants fell to 3-5. Aroldis Chapman earned the save for KC.
It was an early struggle for both offenses, which combined for a single hit — a Hunter Dozier single to left — in the first three innings. In the leadoff spot, Witt struck out twice in his first two at-bats, and the Royals struck out five times through their first 11 plate appearances.
