Game Wrap 5/20/2025: Giants 3 Royals 2

Hayden Birdsong's first start of 2025 was successful as he allowed just one unearned run in 5 innings.  Willy Adames led the lineup to just enough runs and the bullpen held on for the win.  Key Lines:

Mike Yastrzemski RF- 2 for 4.  BA= .280.  YtY scored what proved to be the winning run by hitting a hard comebacker that got past Mike Lorenzen RHP.  He advanced from 1B to 3B on a throwing error by Vinny Pasquantino 1B on a fielder's choice on a ball hit by Wilmer Flores DH and scored on a line drive single to CF by Jung Hoo Lee CF.

Willy Adames SS- 1 for 4, 3B.  BA= .220.  Heliot Ramos LF reached base on a HBP in the 4'th inning.  Adames then crushed one up against the wall in Triples Alley which barely avoided bouncing into the stands for a ground rule double.  It stayed in the field of play and Ramos scored the Giants first run.  Casey Schmitt 3B then managed to get around on an inside fastball and line it past SS to drive in Adames to give the Giants a lead they did not relinquish.

Patrick Bailey C- 0 for 4.  BA= .179.  Bailey may have gone 0 for 4 but he gunned down 2 runners trying to steal 2B which may have been the difference in the game right there.  I saw a note on Bluesky that Bailey is 11 for 26 in CS which leads MLB.

Hayden Birdsong RHP- 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 1.91.  Birdsong mostly cruised but things got a bit wild in the third inning when he threw away a pick-off attempt then wild-pitched the runner to 3B who scored on a sac fly.  He's still ramping up his innings so came out after 5 innings and 80 pitches. 

Bullpen- 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 6 K's.  Randy Rodriguez RHP struck out the side in the 6'th around a walk.  Young Kyle Harrison was electric in his first inning of work in the 7'th but gave up a leadoff double to Hunter Renfroe in the 8'th.  Camilo Doval RHP got up immediately and came in after Renfroe advanced to 3B on a groundout.  Renfroe scored on a slow bouncer LMWJ by Bobby Witt Jr who used his tremendous speed to beat Doval to the bag. Ryan Walker RHP pitched a perfect 9'th but again pitched to contact.

San Francisco- Not sure if drone shots of the ballpark, the city and surrounding areas are a new feature of the telecasts but the footage was spectacular.  It looked like a perfect day and evening in the City by the Bay.  Just had to add that.

Logan Webb RHP tries for a series win tomorrow afternoon facing TBD.