KC 4, SD 3 | May 17, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 17, 2023•Petco Park•62°F, Cloudy

Royals

Padres

Final

WIN

Josh Taylor

LOSS

Yu Darvish

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals edged the Padres 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Maikel Garcia3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 5: Jake Cronenworth homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 62°F, CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 3:05Att: 32,416Venue: Petco Park

Ump Audit

Alfonso Márquez

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90.0%C

17 missed calls

+15.0% KC

+0.75 runs KC

Win Probability

SD WinKC Win

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

Game 718140 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	1	0	1	1	.234/.277/.429	98.9	.255	.243
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	4	1	1	2	0	1	.268/.354/.488	101.1	.208	.313
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.282/.325/.519	101.6	.422	.431
MJ MelendezRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.224/.305/.388	95.6	.404	.468
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	3	1	0	0	.264/.293/.358	99.7	.423	.407
Nick Pratto1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.328/.416/.493	86.1	.147	.136
Matt Duffy2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.328/.365/.431	95.6	-	-
Nate EatonLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.061/.115/.061	99.3	.441	.419
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.156/.226/.221	83.8	.021	.025
Bench
Michael Massey2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.214/.264/.291	77.5	.003	.002
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	4	9	4	2	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Pasquantino (6th off Darvish, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Melendez 2; Garcia

TB:15

RBI:Melendez; Pasquantino 2; Garcia

SB:Pratto; Jr.

GIDP:Pratto

Team LOB:6

San Diego Padres

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Xander BogaertsSS	4	0	2	1	1	0	.275/.374/.431	103.9	.178

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos Hernández	2.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	33-23	94.5	4.09
Mike Mayers	2.2	2	1	1	4	3	1	56-28	88.1	3.38
Josh TaylorW	0.2	2	2	2	1	2	0	19-12	89.5	6.91
Jose CuasH	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-10	90.3	4.82
Aroldis ChapmanH	1.0	0	0	0	3	2	0	27-11	94.1	3.24
Taylor ClarkeH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	91	3.80
Scott BarlowS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	86.4	3.63
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	9	13	1	174-101	-	-

WP:Mayers

Inherited runners-scored:Cuas 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Hernández 33-23; Mayers 56-28; Taylor 19-12; Cuas 17-10; Chapman 27-11; Clarke 15-11; Barlow 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Hernández 1-1; Mayers 2-2; Taylor 0-0; Cuas 0-1; Chapman 0-0; Clarke 0-3; Barlow 2-0

San Diego Padres

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yu DarvishL	5.1	6	4	4	2	6	1	90-54	86.7	3.56

Game Notes

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T4Replay review: Royals challenged (force play), call on the field was overturned: Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Jake Cronenworth. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

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B4Wild pitch by Mike Mayers

Top 4 • KC

1-0

MJ Melendez doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Juan Soto. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 93.1 mph283 ftLA: 16°

Bot 5 • SD

1-1

Jake Cronenworth homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 360 ftLA: 44°

Top 6 • KC

4-1

Maikel Garcia doubles (5) on a ground ball to center fielder Trent Grisham, deflected by right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. MJ Melendez scores.

EV: 99.7 mph138 ftLA: 8°

3-1

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 101.1 mph💣 379 ftLA: 37°

Bot 6 • SD

4-2

Trent Grisham strikes out swinging, catcher Salvador Perez to first baseman Nick Pratto.

4-3

Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey. Ha-Seong Kim scores. Rougned Odor to 3rd.

EV: 72.6 mph6 ftLA: -40°

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 1-0; Wilson 1-0; Cosgrove 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Darvish 90-54; Hill 6-6; Wilson 24-16; Cosgrove 9-6; García 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Darvish 5-4; Hill 2-1; Wilson 0-2; Cosgrove 0-0; García 2-0

Bench
Matt CarpenterDH	2	1	1	0	1	1	.209/.340/.395	84.8	.958	.899
Austin NolaC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.151/.263/.209	84.2	.003	.002
Yu DarvishP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven WilsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tom CosgroveP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis GarcíaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-