SAN FRANCISCO — Kris Bubic’s no-hit bid for the Royals ended with an official scoring change Monday night.
Bubic initially got through six innings against the Giants without allowing a hit — only to have an error charged to Royals second baseman Michael Massey changed to a single before the start of the seventh.
With two outs in the sixth, Wilmer Flores hit a grounder toward second base. Massey moved to his left and was in position to make the play but slipped to the ground at the edge of the grass as the ball rolled past him into the outfield.
The play was initially ruled an error by official scorer Michael Duca, and Bubic then struck out Jung Hoo Lee to end the inning and keep the game scoreless.
But moments later, Duca changed his call to a base hit for Flores.
The error in the bottom of the sixth has been changed to a base hit. The no-hitter is over. pic.twitter.com/pJCxjbK5MT
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) May 20, 2025
In the seventh, Bubic gave up a one-out double to Casey Schmitt for San Francisco’s second hit.
The Royals went on to win the game, 3-1, with Bubic (5-2) allowing two hits and three walks with five strikeouts over seven scoreless innings. His ERA dropped to 1.47.
Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season, in the eighth inning to open the scoring.
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