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San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 6–1 on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
San Diego Padres 1 91-71
at Kansas City Royals 6 69-93

Line score

Team
San Diego Padres 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 9 0
  • W: Daniel Lynch IV (3-2)
  • L: Griffin Canning (1-8)

Home runs

  • San Diego Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr. (6)
  • Kansas City Royals: Lane Thomas (9), Salvador Perez (12)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. 0–2
Top 3rd San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–2
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Carter Jensen scores. 1–3
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Michael Massey scores. 1–4
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. 1–6

Box score

San Diego Padres

Batter
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .282
Jackson Merrill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214
Xander Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .222
Manny Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .199
Gavin Sheets LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215
Ty France 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .274
Jake Cronenworth 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .199
Miguel Andujar DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Freddy Fermin C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .156
Totals 30 1 6 1 5 5
Pitcher
Griffin Canning (L, 1-8) 3.2 5 4 4 2 4 1 65 6.67
Matt Waldron 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 27 7.53
Ron Marinaccio 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.79
Jhony Brito 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.38

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 3 2 2 0 1 1 .246
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .260
Lane Thomas CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .243
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .223
Salvador Perez DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 .211
Michael Massey 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .240
Totals 32 6 9 6 2 8
Pitcher
Randy Dobnak 4.1 4 1 1 4 3 1 96 1.93
Steven Cruz 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.64
Daniel Lynch IV (W, 3-2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 2.23
Beck Way 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.05
Eli Morgan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5.12

Game info

Weather
90 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, R To L
First pitch
3:11 PM
Time of game
2:29
Attendance
23,347
Umpires
Home Plate: Willie Traynor, First Base: Charlie Ramos, Second Base: David Rackley, Third Base: Nestor Ceja

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Diego Padres 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 Final (10) Game page
San Diego Padres 1 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 19 at Kansas City Royals 2 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 18

Matchup Status Details
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Minnesota Twins 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 Final Game page
New York Mets 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 3 at Colorado Rockies 10 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 4 at Houston Astros 2 Final (11) Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 7 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cleveland Guardians 5 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 Final (10) Game page
Washington Nationals 1 at Athletics 15 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 7 at Los Angeles Angels 0 Final Game page

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