The Royals were able to salvage the final game of their series against the Giants with a 3-2 win on Wednesday afternoon. The much-maligned bullpen stepped up to produce five shutout innings, and a big pinch-run double by Andrew Benintendi in the eighth led to the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly by Whit Merrifield.
The Royals jumped on Giants starter Sam Long in the first for a couple of runs. Whit Merrifield led off the game with a bunt single, and Bobby Witt Jr. moved him to third on a double. A routine grounder by MJ Melendez was bobbled by Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford, allowing both runners to score and give the Royals a 2-0 lead.