July 18, 2026 · AL Cent
San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. | SD 0, KC 2 |
| T3 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. | SD 1, KC 2 |
| B3 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Carter Jensen scores. | SD 1, KC 3 |
| B4 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Michael Massey scores. | SD 1, KC 4 |
| B6 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. | SD 1, KC 6 |
Box score
| 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 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Padres
AWAY
1
Griffin Canning started for Padres, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Matt Waldron took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Griffin Canning
Starter
3.2
65
4
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Griffin Canning threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 18 28% 1 1 6 6 4 Cutter 12 18% 1 2 1 8 0 Slider 11 17% 1 1 4 3 2 Changeup 11 17% 3 0 0 6 2 Sinker 7 11% 0 4 1 1 1 Knuckle Curve 4 6% 1 0 0 1 2 Sweeper 2 3% 0 1 0 0 1 - Matt Waldron Middle 2.1 27 2 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Ron Marinaccio Reliever 1.0 13 0 1
- Jhony Brito Reliever 1.0 11 0 1
Royals
HOME
6
Randy Dobnak started for Royals, leaving with a 4–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Randy Dobnak
Starter
4.1
96
1
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Randy Dobnak threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 44 46% 3 7 11 19 4 Sweeper 28 29% 5 4 3 14 2 Changeup 16 17% 2 2 3 3 6 Four-Seam Fastball 8 8% 0 2 4 0 2 - Steven Cruz Middle 0.2 2 0 0 inherited 3, stranded 3
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 2.0 26 0 0 W
- Beck Way Middle 1.0 16 0 2
- Eli Morgan Middle 1.0 10 0 0
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Thomas HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · SD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .347 | .385 | .732 | HR (6), SB |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .271 | .341 | .612 | |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .315 | .327 | .642 | |
| Manny Machado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .199 | .289 | .409 | .698 | |
| Gavin Sheets LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .315 | .413 | .728 | |
| Ty France 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .335 | .514 | .849 | 2 2B |
| Jake Cronenworth 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .284 | .285 | .569 | 2B |
| Miguel Andujar DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .302 | .430 | .732 | |
| Freddy Fermin C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .253 | .277 | .530 | 2B |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .315 | .435 | .750 | 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .350 | .451 | .801 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .319 | .459 | .778 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .342 | .423 | .765 | HR (9), 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .308 | .342 | .650 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .253 | .351 | .604 | HR (12) |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .308 | .426 | .734 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .330 | .399 | .729 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .343 | .360 | .703 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · SD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Canning | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 6.67 | L |
| 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 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.23 | W |
| 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 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · SD
Lineup 1.7 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · SD
7-3
W1
+8 run diff
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HOME · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with SD listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.