The Giants really needed that elite Webb in the rubber match against the Royals ahead of a nine-game, three-city road trip. If his newfound strikeout prowess wasn’t going to show up, his ability to induce weak contact and work late into games would work.

Webb failed to complete five innings for the first time this season, snapping a streak of three consecutive starts of at least seven innings. The 28-year-old also surrendered a season-high 10 hits. Although there aren't many positive takeaways from the outing,

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.