Padres vs Royals

Final · Sat Jul 18 · 4:10 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

San Diego PadresPadres48-50

FinalJul 18, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals40-59

StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TVPadres.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

SD−110

KC−109

Run line

SD −1.5+137

KC +1.5−167

Total O/U

Over 11−104

Under 11−116

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 11 (7 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 6-1 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Jul 18, 2026 to move to 40-59.

The game was played before 23,347.

Score by inning

San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
SD	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
KC	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	x	6

W: Lynch (3-2) · L: Canning (1-8)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

KCHome runThomas homered to left center (421 feet), Jensen scored.0-2

Top 3

SDHome runTatis Jr. homered to left center (411 feet).1-2

Bottom 3

KCDoubleCaglianone doubled to left, Jensen scored.1-3

Bottom 4

KCSingleCollins singled to center, Massey scored.1-4

Bottom 6

KCHome runPerez homered to center (438 feet), Pasquantino scored.1-6

Team stats

SDKC

Hits: 6; 9
Home Runs: 1; 2
Runs Batted In: 1; 6
Walks: 5; 2
Strikeouts: 5; 8
Runners Left On Base: 17; 13
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Padres · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	20	.282	.347	.385
Jackson Merrill CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	.214	.271	.341
Xander Bogaerts SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	23	.222	.315	.327
Manny Machado 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	.199	.289	.409
Gavin Sheets LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	.215	.315	.413
Ty France 1B	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	23	.274	.335	.514
Jake Cronenworth 2B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	11	.199	.284	.285
Miguel Andujar DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.264	.302	.430
Freddy Fermin C	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	.156	.253	.277

Padres · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Griffin Canning P	3.2	5	4	4	2	4	1	65-40	6.67	65
Matt Waldron P	2.1	2	2	2	0	2	1	27-18	7.53	27
Ron Marinaccio P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	4.79	13
Jhony Brito P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-9	3.38	11

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	2-3	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	19	.246	.315	.435
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.280	.350	.451
Jac Caglianone RF	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	8	.260	.319	.459
Lane Thomas CF	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	13	.243	.342	.423
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	.223	.308	.342
Salvador Perez DH	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	18	.211	.253	.351
Michael Massey 2B	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	11	.268	.308	.426
Nick Loftin 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.240	.330	.399
Isaac Collins LF	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	16	.240	.343	.360

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Randy Dobnak P	4.1	4	1	1	4	3	1	96-60	1.93	96
Steven Cruz P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	4.64	2
Daniel Lynch IV P	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26-16	2.23	26
Beck Way P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-10	3.05	16
Eli Morgan P	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-6	5.12	10

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance23,347

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Willie Traynor · First Base Umpire: Charlie Ramos · Second Base Umpire: David Rackley · Third Base Umpire: Nestor Ceja

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