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San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — July 17, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Jul 17, 5:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 15, 4:31 AM ET

San Diego Padres

91–71 · 2nd NL West

Official

StarterSeth Lugo

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterMichael King

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.289.358.82825704.782543 PA1-for-4Very small sample

1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · 1-for-4 · Very small84H-Score

2Jackson MerrillLCF68.254.303.74326664.7441-for-3Very small sample

2Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.744 · 1-for-3 · Very small68H-Score

3Xander BogaertsRSS57.231.332.67613606.6870-for-2Very small sample

3Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · 0-for-2 · Very small57H-Score

4Manny MachadoR3B68.217.303.71030677.7140-for-1Very small sample

4Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-1 · Very small68H-Score

5Gavin SheetsL1B54.212.313.71017419.764348 PA3-for-8Small sample

5Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212/.313/.710·17 HRvs hand.764 · 348 PA · 3-for-8 · Small54H-Score

6Ty FranceR1B77.295.363.86521500.869362 PA2-for-4Very small sample

6Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · 2-for-4 · Very small77H-Score

7Jake CronenworthL2B38.225.308.6297425.6300-for-1Very small sample

7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · 0-for-1 · Very small38H-Score

8Miguel AndujarRDH40.259.303.7265254.746173 PA3-for-8Small sample

8Miguel Andujar DH · R.259/.303/.726·5 HRvs hand.746 · 173 PA · 3-for-8 · Small40H-Score

9Luis CampusanoRC61.265.363.7968248.791167 PA—

9Luis Campusano C · R.265/.363/.796·8 HRvs hand.791 · 167 PA61H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Michael King

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA73H-Score

2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.281.359.80018632.783420 PA2-for-7Small sample

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 2-for-7 · Small75H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.289.340.83423553.882356 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA72H-Score

4Lane ThomasRLF56.224.318.70111374.663209 PA0-for-1Very small sample

4Lane Thomas LF · R.224/.318/.701·11 HRvs hand.663 · 209 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small56H-Score

5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.826317 PA0-for-2Very small sample

5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small66H-Score

6Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA2-for-10Small sample

6Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 2-for-10 · Small53H-Score

7Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA0-for-3Very small sample

7Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small58H-Score

8Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.685242 PA1-for-2Very small sample

8Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small51H-Score

9Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PA—

9Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA49H-Score