Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres
July 17, 2026 • 8:10 PM • Kauffman Stadium
Status
Final
Kansas City Royals
KC
7
San Diego Padres
SD
6
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsKansas City Royals
39-59 (.398)
Div
#5
WC
#11
GB
13.0
San Diego Padres
48-49 (.495)
Div
#3
WC
#8
GB
13.5
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Kansas City Royals | San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .716 | .702 |
| HR | 142 | 153 |
| Runs | 593 | 594 |
| ERA | 4.69 | 3.93 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.29 |
| Strikeouts | 1009 | 1129 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Merrill (CF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xander Bogaerts (SS) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Machado (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Sheets (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jase Bowen (LF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty France (1B) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Cronenworth (2B) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Andujar (DH) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Campusano (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sung-Mun Song (PH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Fermin (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael King (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradgley Rodriguez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Morejon (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Miller (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Hart (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (C) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert (RF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Rojas (3B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas (CF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth Lugo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Cruz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Schreiber (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Lange (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Erceg (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Michael King | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Morejon | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Hart | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 2 • Home Run • 1-0
Lane Thomas homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 5 • Fielders Choice • 1-2
Luis Campusano reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Michael Massey. Ty France scores. Miguel Andujar scores. Fielding error by second baseman Michael Massey.
bottom 6 • Fielders Choice • 2-2
Salvador Perez reaches on a fielder's choice. Lane Thomas scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
bottom 8 • Single • 3-2
Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Michael Massey to 2nd. Michael Massey advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by center fielder Jackson Merrill.
top 9 • Home Run • 3-3
Ty France homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 10 • Double • 3-4
Miguel Andujar doubles (20) on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin. Jake Cronenworth scores.
top 10 • Single • 3-5
Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Miguel Andujar scores. Sung-Mun Song to 3rd.
top 10 • Sac Fly • 3-6
Xander Bogaerts out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sung-Mun Song scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Single • 4-6
Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Groundout • 5-6
Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 7-6
Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jase Bowen. Michael Massey scores. Nick Loftin scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 10 • Single • 7-6
Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jase Bowen. Michael Massey scores. Nick Loftin scores.
bottom 10 • Groundout • 5-6
Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 4-6
Nick Loftin singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Kyle Hart. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Michael Massey to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 4-6
Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 3-6
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Jase Bowen. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.
top 10 • Lineout • 3-6
Manny Machado lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
top 10 • Sac Fly • 3-6
Xander Bogaerts out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sung-Mun Song scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd.
top 10 • Groundout • 3-5
Jackson Merrill grounds out softly to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd.
top 10 • Single • 3-5
Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Miguel Andujar scores. Sung-Mun Song to 3rd.
top 10 • Sac Bunt • 3-4
Sung-Mun Song hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by pitcher Lucas Erceg. Miguel Andujar to 3rd. Sung-Mun Song to 1st.
top 10 • Double • 3-4
Miguel Andujar doubles (20) on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin. Jake Cronenworth scores.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 3-3
Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 3-3
Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 3-3
Josh Rojas strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Intent Walk • 3-3
Mason Miller intentionally walks Bobby Witt Jr.
bottom 9 • Double • 3-3
Carter Jensen doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Isaac Collins to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Single • 3-3
Isaac Collins singles on a pop up to third baseman Manny Machado.
top 9 • Groundout • 3-3
Jake Cronenworth grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 9 • Home Run • 3-3
Ty France homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 9 • Flyout • 3-2
Gavin Sheets flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
top 9 • Flyout • 3-2
Manny Machado flies out to right fielder Tyler Tolbert.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 3-2
Nick Loftin grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.
bottom 8 • Single • 3-2
Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Michael Massey to 2nd. Michael Massey advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by center fielder Jackson Merrill.
bottom 8 • Intent Walk • 2-2
Adrian Morejon intentionally walks Salvador Perez.
bottom 8 • Fielders Choice Out • 2-2
Vinnie Pasquantino reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Adrian Morejon to catcher Luis Campusano. Tyler Tolbert out at home.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 2-2
Lane Thomas grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-2
Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
top 8 • Groundout • 2-2
Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 8 • Flyout • 2-2
Jackson Merrill flies out sharply to center fielder Lane Thomas.
top 8 • Flyout • 2-2
Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.