SD 6, KC 7 | Jul 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 18, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•86°F, Clear

Padres

Royals

Final

WIN

Lucas Erceg

LOSS

Kyle Hart

The Royals edged the Padres 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Miguel Andujar3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Fernando Tatis Jr.3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Carter Jensen3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Ty France homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.

Weather: 86°F, ClearWind: 10 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:01Att: 25,884Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

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94.3%B

9 missed calls

+7.7% SD

+1.01 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinSD Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
SD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	6	8	2
KC	0	1	0	0	0

Game 824090 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

San Diego Padres

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	5	0	3	1	0	0	.281/.343/.377	114.2	.541	.668
Jackson MerrillCF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.216/.274/.345	104	.370	.520
Xander BogaertsSS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.224/.315/.330	101.6	.212	.317
Manny Machado3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.201/.289/.413	93.3	.185	.192
Jase BowenLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119/.159/.143	-	-	-
Ty France1B	3	2	1	1	0	1	.268/.328/.502	105.2	.692	.988
Jake Cronenworth2B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.190/.279/.272	108.9	.152	.141
Miguel AndujarDH	4	2	3	1	0	0	.268/.307/.437	103.8	.394	.447
Freddy FerminC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152/.252/.268	-	-	-
Bench
Gavin SheetsLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.218/.319/.419	101.3	.185	.203
Luis CampusanoC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.292/.393/.556
Totals	35	6	8	4	2	4	-	-	-	-

HR:France (9th off Lange, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Andujar 3

TB:14

RBI:Andujar; France; Jr.; Bogaerts

SF:Bogaerts

GIDP:Merrill; Machado; France

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	5	0	3	2	1	0	.242/.310/.430	100.3	.178

Pitching

San Diego Padres

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael King	5.0	4	1	1	2	4	1	97-62	88.2	3.34
Bradgley RodriguezBS	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	20-13	93.3	2.18
Adrian Morejon	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	23-18	95.8	3.46
Mason Miller	1.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	16-13	96.2	0.89
Kyle HartLBS	0.1	4	4	3	0	0	0	14-11	91	5.82
Totals	9.1	13	7	5	5	9	1	170-117	-	-

HBP:Perez (by King)

IBB:Morejon; Miller

Pitches-strikes:King 97-62; Rodriguez 20-13; Morejon 23-18; Miller 16-13; Hart 14-11

Groundouts-flyouts:King 4-6; Rodriguez 2-0; Morejon 3-2; Miller 0-0; Hart 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	6.0	4	2	1	2	3	0	90-57	85.5	4.39

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Padres challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a fly ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

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B4Replay review: Luis Campusano challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nick Loftin called out on strikes.

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B5Replay review: Luis Campusano challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen walks.

Bot 2 • KC

0-1

Lane Thomas homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 445 ftLA: 31°

Top 5 • SD

2-1

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.

EV: 99.9 mph24 ftLA: -4°

Bot 6 • KC

2-2

Salvador Perez reaches on a fielder's choice. Lane Thomas scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts.

EV: 63.0 mph6 ftLA: -16°

Bot 8 • KC

2-3

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.

EV: 101.2 mph237 ftLA: 14°

Top 9 • SD

3-3

Ty France homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 421 ftLA: 23°

Top 10 • SD

6-3

Xander Bogaerts out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sung-Mun Song scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 95.9 mph379 ftLA: 29°

5-3

Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Miguel Andujar scores. Sung-Mun Song to 3rd.

EV: 114.2 mph194 ftLA: 8°

4-3

Miguel Andujar doubles (20) on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Loftin. Jake Cronenworth scores.

EV: 93.0 mph14 ftLA: -9°

Bot 10 • KC

6-4

Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jake Cronenworth. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 66.7 mph25 ftLA: -1°

6-5

Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd.

EV: 87.1 mph6 ftLA: -20°

6-7

Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jase Bowen. Michael Massey scores. Nick Loftin scores.

EV: 57.2 mph83 ftLA: 10°

Bench
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.260/.320/.458	112.2	.202	.262
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-