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.

Kansas City Royals starter Kris Bubic was impressive on Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. The 27-year-old left-handed pitcher took a no-hitter into the seventh inning at Oracle Park, further solidifying his case for an All-Star nomination this summer.

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

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.

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

It's Monday, May 19, and the Royals (26-22) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (28-19). Kris Bubic is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Robbie Ray for San Francisco. The Royals are coming off a 2-1 win yesterday over the Cardinals that broke a four-game losing streak.

It doesn't always happen, but it happens often enough that I'm taking the extra step this year of pointing out which of the two-start pitchers is scheduled for Tuesday and Sunday in the upcoming scoring period since they're the most likely to lose out in such a scenario.