San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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San Diego PadresSD

6–7

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

San Diego PadresLeads 11 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 7 of 18

Batting

3.95Runs per game4.24
0.226Batting average0.246
0.302On-base percentage0.315
0.370Slugging percentage0.397
0.673OPS0.712
1.03Home runs per game1.00
7.39Hits per game8.29
99Home runs97
101Stolen bases73

Pitching

4.23ERA4.95
1.34WHIP1.45
8.26Strikeouts per nine7.85
3.64Walks per nine3.92
4.16Runs allowed per game4.84
0.247Opponent batting average0.264
778Pitching strikeouts743
17Quality starts39
29Saves23

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	SD ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	10	-126	+104
FFanDuel	+1.5	10	-120	+102
BBetMGM	+1.5	10	-125	+105
CCaesars	+1.5	10	-130	+110
BBetOnline	+1.5	10	-125	+113
BBetRivers	+1	10	-120	+106
BBetus	+1.5	10	-124	+113
BBovada	+1.5	10	-123	+103
FFanatics	+1.5	10	-125	+105
LLowVig	+1.5	10	-125	+113
MMyBookie	+1.5	10	-122	+104

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Jul 17, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Mainly clear

Wind 8 mph

86°

Lineups

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
SD	30th	12th
KC	21st	27th

Matchup

SDKC

48-48Record38-59
50.0%Win %39.2%
27-24Home record21-26
21-24Road record17-33
5-5Last 103-7
2Streak-5
-43Run diff-88
15-14Division13-17
5Rest days5

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	T
SD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	6
KC	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	7

Team Stats

SDStatKC

6Runs7
8Hits13
2Errors2
1Home runs1
4RBI6
0Stolen bases2
4K (bat)9
9K (pit)4
5BB (pit)2

Player Stats

SD — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jackson MerrillCF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	5	0	3	0	1	0
Gavin Sheets1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Machado3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Miguel AndujarDH	4	2	3	0	1	0
Xander BogaertsSS	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jake Cronenworth2B	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ty France1B	3	2	1	1	1	0
Luis CampusanoC	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jase BowenRF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sung-Mun Song2B	0	1	0	0	0	0
Freddy FerminC	0	0	0	0	0	0

SD — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael KingSP	5.0	4	1	1	2	4
Adrian MorejonRP	2.0	2	1	1	1	1
Mason MillerRP	1.0	2	0	0	1	3
Bradgley RodriguezRP	1.0	1	1	0	1	1
Kyle HartRP	0.1	4	4	3	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	5	1	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	5	0	3	0	2	1
Isaac CollinsLF	5	0	1	0	1	0
Michael Massey2B	5	1	3	0	2	0
Lane ThomasCF	4	2	2	1	1	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezC	3	1	1	0	0	1
Josh Rojas3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Tolbert2B	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	6.0	4	2	1	2	3
Alex LangeRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	2	3	1	0	0
Steven CruzRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

104 events · 11 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Tatis Jr. flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Merrill flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Bogaerts flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone popped out to third.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Machado walked.
0-0
Top
Sheets struck out looking.
0-0
Top
France grounded into double play, third to second to first, Machado out at second.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Thomas homered to left center (445 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to right, Pasquantino out stretching at second. San Diego Padres challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-1
Bottom
Perez hit by pitch.
0-1
Bottom
Massey singled to center, Perez to second.
0-1
Bottom
Loftin flied out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Collins struck out looking.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Cronenworth struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Andujar grounded out to pitcher.
0-1
Top
Campusano walked.
0-1
Top
Tatis Jr. singled to center, Campusano to third.
0-1
Top
Merrill struck out looking.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen doubled to center.
0-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to center.
0-1
Bottom
Thomas walked.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Bogaerts singled to right.
0-1
Top
Machado grounded into double play, third to second to first, Bogaerts out at second.
0-1
Top
Sheets fouled out to third.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
0-1
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking. San Diego Padres challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
France hit by pitch.
0-1
Top
Cronenworth flied out to left.
0-1
Top
Andujar doubled to left, France to third.
0-1
Top
Campusano grounded into fielder's choice to second, France scored on fielding error by second baseman Massey and Andujar scored on error.
2-1
Top
Tatis Jr. singled to center, Campusano to second.
2-1
Top
Merrill grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Tatis Jr. out at second.
2-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Jensen walked. San Diego Padres challenged: call on the field was upheld.
2-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. fouled out to right.
2-1
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to left.
2-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bogaerts flied out to left.
2-1
Top
Machado flied out to right.
2-1
Top
Sheets lined out to center.
2-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Rodriguez relieved King
2-1
Bottom
Thomas singled to left.
2-1
Bottom
Pasquantino walked, Thomas to second.
2-1
Bottom
Perez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Thomas scored on throwing error by shortstop Bogaerts, Pasquantino safe at third on error.
2-2
Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
2-2
Bottom
Loftin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Perez out at second.
2-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Cruz relieved Lugo
2-2
Top
France struck out swinging.
2-2
Top
Cronenworth grounded out to shortstop.
2-2
Top
Andujar doubled to center.
2-2
Top
Campusano lined out to center.
2-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Morejon relieved Rodriguez
2-2
Bottom
Collins flied out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
2-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Cruz
2-2
Top
Tatis Jr. flied out to right.
2-2
Top
Merrill flied out to center.
2-2
Top
Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop.
2-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone singled to right.
2-2
Bottom
Tolbert ran for Caglianone
2-2
Bottom
Tolbert stole second.
2-2
Bottom
Thomas grounded out to second, Tolbert to third.
2-2
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Tolbert out at home.
2-2
Bottom
Pasquantino stole second.
2-2
Bottom
Perez intentionally walked.
2-2
Bottom
Massey singled to center, Pasquantino scored on error, Massey safe at second on throwing error by center fielder Merrill, Perez safe at third on error.
2-3
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
2-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Tolbert in right field.
2-3
Top
Lange relieved Schreiber
2-3
Top
Machado flied out to right.
2-3
Top
Sheets flied out to center.
2-3
Top
France homered to left center (421 feet).
3-3
Top
Cronenworth grounded out to second.
3-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Bowen in left field.
3-3
Bottom
Miller relieved Morejon
3-3
Bottom
Collins reached on infield single to third.
3-3
Bottom
Jensen doubled to right, Collins to third.
3-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. intentionally walked.
3-3
Bottom
Rojas hit for Tolbert
3-3
Bottom
Rojas struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Thomas struck out swinging.
3-3
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
3-3

Inning 10 Top

Top
Rojas at third base.
3-3
Top
Loftin in right field.
3-3
Top
Erceg relieved Lange
3-3
Top
Andujar doubled to right, Cronenworth scored.
4-3
Top
Song hit for Campusano
4-3
Top
Song hit sacrifice bunt, Song to first on fielding error by pitcher Erceg, Andujar to third.
4-3
Top
Tatis Jr. singled to right, Andujar scored, Song to third.
5-3
Top
Merrill grounded out to first, Tatis Jr. to second.
5-3
Top
Bogaerts hit sacrifice fly to center, Song scored, Tatis Jr. to third.
6-3
Top
Machado lined out to left.
6-3

Inning 10 Bottom

Bottom
Fermin catching.
6-3
Bottom
Hart relieved Miller
6-3
Bottom
Perez singled to left, Pasquantino to third.
6-3
Bottom
Massey reached on infield single to second, Pasquantino scored, Perez to second.
6-4
Bottom
Loftin reached on bunt single to pitcher, Massey to second, Perez to third.
6-4
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second, Perez scored, Loftin to second, Massey to third.
6-5
Bottom
Jensen singled to left, Massey scored and Loftin scored.
6-7

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San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Luis Rengifo
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Luis Campusano
Hits: 10/17 over · last line 0.5
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Michael King
Strikeouts: 9/17 over · last line 4.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Samad Taylor
Hits: 6/16 over · last line 0.5
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Casey Mize
Hits Allowed: 8/14 over · last line 3.5
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Freddy Fermin
Hits: 6/14 over · last line 0.5
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San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 7-6 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, July 17, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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