KC 12, SD 4 | Mar 16, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Friday, March 16, 2018•Peoria Stadium•71°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

Padres

Final

WIN

Nate Karns

LOSS

Luis Perdomo

The Royals cruised past the Padres 12-4 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Ryan O'Hearn homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Brandon Downes scores.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:55Att: 6,962Venue: Peoria Stadium

Win Probability

SD WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	0	2	2	4	2	0	12	15	1
SD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Game 534112 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Erick Mejia2B	2	2	2	1	0	0	.385/.407/.654
Frank SchwindelDH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.259/.286/.741
Brandon DownesRF	2	1	2	1	0	0	.750/.750/.750
Cam GallagherC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.263/.391/.421
Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	1	1	2	0	0	.407/.467/1.037
Anderson MillerLF	1	0	0	0	1	1	.167/.286/.667
Cody Asche3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.385/.500
Humberto ArteagaSS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.421/.435/.526
Marten GaspariniCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Whit Merrifield2B	2	2	1	0	1	0	.444/.459/.861
Mike MoustakasDH	4	0	1	2	0	1	.250/.250/.250
Jorge SolerRF
Totals	40	12	15	10	4	8	-

HR:Perez (1st off Perdomo, 1 on, 2 out); Perez (6th off Young, 0 on, 0 out); Duda (6th off Young, 0 on, 0 out); O'Hearn (7th off Young, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Mejia; Saunders

TB:29

RBI:Mejia; Perez 3; Downes; Duda; Moustakas 2; O'Hearn 2

SB:Merrifield; Burns 3

CS:Duda

GIDP:Escobar

Team LOB:5

San Diego Padres

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Chris Baker2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Brad Zunica1B	2	0

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Nate KarnsW	4.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	31-22	2.08
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	7-7	4.50
Burch Smith	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	13-7	7.00
Miguel Almonte	2.0	2	2	1	1	2	0	17-12	1.00
Brad Keller	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-7	3.86
Totals	9.0	6	4	3	4	10	1	75-55	-

HBP:Renfroe (by Smith)

Pitches-strikes:Karns 31-22; Herrera 7-7; Smith 13-7; Almonte 17-12; Keller 7-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Karns 4-4; Herrera 2-1; Smith 0-1; Almonte 3-1; Keller 1-0

San Diego Padres

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Luis PerdomoL	4.2	4	2	2	1	4	1	30-25	7.59

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Salvador Perez homers (1) on a line drive to left field. Whit Merrifield scores.

Top 5 • KC

4-0

Mike Moustakas singles on a line drive to center fielder Travis Jankowski. Billy Burns scores. Whit Merrifield scores.

Bot 5 • SD

4-2

Eric Hosmer homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. A.J. Ellis scores.

Top 6 • KC

6-2

Lucas Duda homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

5-2

Salvador Perez homers (2) on a line drive to left center field.

Top 7 • KC

10-2

Ryan O'Hearn homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Brandon Downes scores.

8-2

Brandon Downes singles on a line drive to left fielder Shane Peterson.

7-2

Erick Mejia hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to right-center field. Billy Burns scores.

Top 8 • KC

12-2

Cam Gallagher lines out to right fielder Cole Gillespie.

11-2

Brandon Downes singles on a ground ball to shortstop Dusty Coleman. Humberto Arteaga scores. Erick Mejia to 3rd. Frank Schwindel to 2nd.

Bot 8 • SD

12-3

Dusty Coleman grounds out, shortstop Humberto Arteaga to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Shane Peterson scores.

12-4

Matt Szczur singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Marten Gasparini. Ty France scores.

WP:Young; Stock

Pitches-strikes:Perdomo 30-25; Young 35-25; Stock 10-9; Maton 7-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Perdomo 5-3; Young 1-3; Stock 0-2; Maton 2-1

Bench
Carlos Asuaje2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.375/.395/.700
Eric Hosmer1B	3	1	1	2	0	0	.189/.189/.459
Wil MyersLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.350/.538
Chase Headley3B	1	0	1	0	2	0	.269/.457/.423
Christian VillanuevaSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.314/.429/.629
Hunter RenfroeRF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.298/.545
Travis JankowskiCF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.233/.378/.533
A.J. EllisC	3	1	1	0	0	0	.235/.435/.353
Luis PerdomoP							.000/.000/.000
Chris YoungP							.000/.000/.000
Robert StockP							.000/.000/.000
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Kansas City Royals

San Diego Padres

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

San Diego Padres

Game Notes