Royals pitcher James Shields went the distance Saturday, giving up four hits and one walk in nine scoreless innings and striking out five in his team's 5-0 win over the Giants.
It was the first complete-game shutout for Shields (11-6) sine September 2012. The closest the Giants came to causing trouble was a leadoff double in the eighth inning, which was also the only extra-base hit Shields allowed. He owns a 3.25 ERA and 132:34 K:BB ratio in 166 1/3 innings. Shields is scheduled to face the A's Thursday.