Giants-Royals Series Preview: How to Watch, Starting Pitchers, Injury Report

The San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals, two teams searching for answers, will duke it out this week in a rematch of the 2014 World Series.

San Francisco Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Talk about a series that's filled with unmet expectations.

Heading into the season, the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals were two teams that believed they had achievable goals. While those aspirations didn't necessarily end with either claiming the World Series at the end of the campaign, it was expected that both clubs would compete. So far, that has absolutely not been the case.

San Francisco currently sits at 42-57, barely ahead of the Colorado Rockies for last place in the National League West. The Royals are not as fortunate, as their paltry 40-60 mark puts them dead last in the American League Central, which is quite a feat given how mediocre that division has had a propensity to be.

Either way, this is a series that features two sides that are down on their luck. Perhaps the only guiding light for San Francisco is that it gets to revisit the site where the franchise won the 2014 World Series, one of the brightest moments the Bay Area has seen in recent history. That has to count for something, right?

But Madison Bumgarner and the rest of his happy crew won't be in Kansas City this week. Instead, this group of Giants will have to figure out how to slay the Royals.

Here is a breakdown of the series, including how to watch, the probable starting pitchers and an updated Giants injury report.

Series Schedule

San Francisco Giants second baseman Luis Arraez. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Monday, July 20 – 4:40 p.m. PDT

• TV: Giants – NBC Sports Bay Area; Royals – Royals.TV
• Radio: Giants – KNBR 680, 1510 AM – KSFN; Royals – 96.5 The Fan, Royals Radio Network

Tuesday, July 21 – 4:40 p.m. PDT

• TV: Giants – NBC Sports Bay Area; Royals – Royals.TV
• Radio: Giants – KNBR 680, 1510 AM – KSFN; Royals – 96.5 The Fan, Royals Radio Network

Wednesday, July 22 – 11:10 a.m. PDT

• TV: Giants – NBC Sports Bay Area; Royals – Royals.TV
• Radio: Giants – KNBR 680, 1510 AM – KSFN; Royals – 96.5 The Fan, Royals Radio Network

Probable Starting Pitchers

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Trevor McDonald. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Monday: Giants – RHP Trevor McDonald (3-7, 5.02 ERA) vs. Royals – RHP Michael Wacha (5-7, 3.77 ERA)

Tuesday: Giants – RHP Tyler Mahle (2-8, 5.31 ERA) vs. Royals – RHP Luinder Avila (4-3, 5.08 ERA)

Wednesday: Giants – RHP Landen Roupp (7-8, 3.98 ERA) vs. Royals – RHP Seth Lugo (3-6, 4.39 ERA)

Giants Injury Report

10-day injured list: OF Harrison Bader (left plantar fasciitis), OF Jonah Cox (left oblique strain), OF Victor Bericoto (left oblique strain), 3B Matt Chapman (abdominal strain), C Daniel Susac (lower back strain)

15-day injured list: LHP Matt Gage (left elbow strain)

60-day injured list: RHP Rowan Wick (Tommy John surgery), RHP Randy Rodríguez (right elbow sprain), RHP Hayden Birdsong (Grade 2 right forearm/UCL sprain), RHP José Buttó (right arm surgery), RHP Joel Peguero (left hamstring strain)