San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray had another nice outing in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Royals. Ray pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.

One of the better pitching duels of the season so far is set to take place on Monday night when the San Francisco Giants host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series.

“It was fantastic when I signed,” Hopkin smiled. “There was Ray Lewington, Peter Nicholas, Steve Kember... Vic Bettinelli was the goalie coach and, to be fair, it was a great club. It's always been ...