Robbie Ray delivered one of his most dominant starts of the season, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Giants’ unbeaten streak behind him alive. Ray struck out seven over seven scoreless innings, but he was bested by Royals left-hander Kris Bubic,

The Giants didn't sign Verlander in free agency expecting that version of him to return. But they were expecting slightly more than what they've gotten so far — and if the future Hall of Famer can't find a way to get healthy and effective for the stretch run, he might be the thing that holds the Giants back from a truly special season.

The Giants remained perfect when former Cy Young winner Robbie Ray takes the mound, improving to 9-0 with their victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Once Bubic exited, the Royals’ bullpen shut the door. Daniel Lynch IV and John Schreiber worked the eighth inning before handing the ball to closer Carlos Estévez, who pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

Robbie Ray is the first Giants pitcher to go 5-0 win the first eight starts of a season since Tim Lincecum in 2010.

The Royals are coming off a 2-1 win yesterday over the Cardinals that broke a four-game losing streak. Kansas City is 2-6 over the last eight games compared to San Francisco who is 4-1 in the past five games and coming off a three-game sweep this weekend versus the Athletics.

Logan Webb will hope to prolong the Kansas City Royals' offensive slump and earn the San Francisco Giants their sixth win to close a nine-game homestand when he takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon.