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Coming into Tuesday's matchup, the San Francisco Giants were looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Tyler Mahle took the mound after turning in a productive outing against the Colorado Rockies, but the results looked much different against the Kansas City Royals.
The Giants fell 3-2, extending their losing streak to four games as Mahle was charged with his ninth loss of the season.
Mahle, who has perhaps endured the toughest season of his career in 2026, entered the start with a 5.31 ERA after hitting plenty of bumps along the way. The last season that could arguably compare came in 2019 with the Cincinnati Reds, when he finished with a 5.14 ERA.
Since then, Mahle has generally been a dependable starter when healthy. Injuries have often interrupted his seasons, but when available, he consistently provided quality innings, generated strikeouts, and kept his team competitive.
Last season may have been the best of his career in recent years.
He went 6-4 with a 2.18 ERA for the Texas Rangers before injuries cut his season short. At the time, the Giants' decision to sign him appeared to address a major need in their rotation. It is safe to say the move has not worked out as expected.
Mahle looked sharp through the early innings before the Royals gradually wore him down. Kansas City struck first in the bottom of the third when Carter Jensen launched a solo home run to right-center on a 95 mph fastball.
Home runs have been a recurring issue for Mahle throughout his career, and the blast marked the 13th homer he has surrendered this season.
The Giants answered in the fifth inning. With two outs, Jesus Rodriguez doubled to put a runner in scoring position before Drew Gilbert followed with an RBI single.
Later in the inning, Heliot Ramos reached on a fielder's choice to Royals shortstop Tyler Tolbert, whose throwing error allowed Gilbert to score and give San Francisco a 2-1 lead.
Mahle remained effective until the bottom of the sixth.
After issuing a walk to Isaac Collins and hitting Salvador Perez, the Giants turned to Sam Hentges. The move did not pay off as Vinnie Pasquantino lined an RBI single to score Collins from second and tie the game at 2-2 while moving Perez to third.
Hentges' struggles continued when he hit Starling Marte before striking out Michael Massey. Tony Vitello then made another call to the bullpen, bringing in Keaton Winn.
The Royals immediately regained the lead as Nick Loftin delivered an RBI single in Winn's first batter faced. Although San Francisco escaped the inning without further damage, the decisive run had already crossed the plate.
Mahle finished with 5.0 innings pitched, allowing five hits, three earned runs, one walk, and four strikeouts while surrendering one home run.
The Giants' bullpen kept Kansas City off the board the rest of the way, but the offense could not produce the late comeback. As a result, San Francisco dropped its fourth straight game and suffered its 59th loss of the season.
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The Giants fell 3-2, extending their losing streak to four games as Mahle was charged with his ninth loss of the season.
Mahle, who has perhaps endured the toughest season of his career in 2026, entered the start with a 5.31 ERA after hitting plenty of bumps along the way. The last season that could arguably compare came in 2019 with the Cincinnati Reds, when he finished with a 5.14 ERA.
Since then, Mahle has generally been a dependable starter when healthy. Injuries have often interrupted his seasons, but when available, he consistently provided quality innings, generated strikeouts, and kept his team competitive.
Last season may have been the best of his career in recent years.
He went 6-4 with a 2.18 ERA for the Texas Rangers before injuries cut his season short. At the time, the Giants' decision to sign him appeared to address a major need in their rotation. It is safe to say the move has not worked out as expected.
Mahle looked sharp through the early innings before the Royals gradually wore him down. Kansas City struck first in the bottom of the third when Carter Jensen launched a solo home run to right-center on a 95 mph fastball.
Home runs have been a recurring issue for Mahle throughout his career, and the blast marked the 13th homer he has surrendered this season.
The Giants answered in the fifth inning. With two outs, Jesus Rodriguez doubled to put a runner in scoring position before Drew Gilbert followed with an RBI single.
Later in the inning, Heliot Ramos reached on a fielder's choice to Royals shortstop Tyler Tolbert, whose throwing error allowed Gilbert to score and give San Francisco a 2-1 lead.
Mahle remained effective until the bottom of the sixth.
After issuing a walk to Isaac Collins and hitting Salvador Perez, the Giants turned to Sam Hentges. The move did not pay off as Vinnie Pasquantino lined an RBI single to score Collins from second and tie the game at 2-2 while moving Perez to third.
Hentges' struggles continued when he hit Starling Marte before striking out Michael Massey. Tony Vitello then made another call to the bullpen, bringing in Keaton Winn.
The Royals immediately regained the lead as Nick Loftin delivered an RBI single in Winn's first batter faced. Although San Francisco escaped the inning without further damage, the decisive run had already crossed the plate.
Mahle finished with 5.0 innings pitched, allowing five hits, three earned runs, one walk, and four strikeouts while surrendering one home run.
The Giants' bullpen kept Kansas City off the board the rest of the way, but the offense could not produce the late comeback. As a result, San Francisco dropped its fourth straight game and suffered its 59th loss of the season.
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