Pitching about 45 miles north of where he grew up, Royals left-hander Kris Bubic nearly pitched himself into the franchise record books before settling for another dazzling outing while leading Kansas City to a 3-1 win over the Giants on Monday.

Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1.

Bubic, who earned a no decision, now sports a 1.66 ERA and has six quality starts on the year. He trails Max Fried (1.03 ERA), Tyler Mahle (1.47 ERA) and Hunter Brown (1.48 ERA) among American League leaders.

Kris Bubic got the win (but not a no-hitter) in his native California, the Marlins rallied AGAIN, the Reds might have accidentally killed a pigeon and more from Monday's MLB action.

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Monday night at Oracle Park, moving to 27-22 on the season. The loss dropped the Giants to 28-20. Kr

Kris Bubic lanzó siete entradas sin permitir carreras y perdió la oportunidad de juego sin hit en la sexta entrada debido a un cambio oficial en la

Just as they did last year, the Royals are winning on the backs of a stalwart rotation: Entering play on Sunday, Kansas City's starting pitchers had combined for a 2.63 ERA, the second-best mark in baseball.