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San Diego Padres 1, Kansas City Royals 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 18, 3:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score47
San Diego Padres
91–71 · 2nd NL West · T-Score 47
1
1–6
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 38
6
T-Score38
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsKansas has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Dobnak leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .005 difference in OPS.
BullpenPadresSan has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 2–3 in their last five, with only a 13-run difference in run differential.
WeatherLow impact83°F, wind 6 mph, no precipitation expected at first pitch.

Starting pitchers

SD
Griffin Canning RHP
Griffin Canning
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.47
196th
WHIP
1.60
200th
K/9
8.89
83rd
BB/9
4.85
192nd
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.29
154th
OPS/R
–
IP
55.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.24
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
KC
Randy Dobnak RHP
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.86
52nd
WHIP
1.34
157th
K/9
3.72
212th
BB/9
3.72
114th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.93
37th
OPS/R
–
IP
9.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.86
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 2)
DAYS
REST
10
How the starters differ
·Canning strikes out 5.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Dobnak allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.34 WHIP compared with 1.60.
·Dobnak enters with a 1.86 ERA compared with Canning's 6.47.
·Dobnak allows the lower home-run rate: 0.93 vs 1.29 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Canning arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup25%90.3
Four-seam24%94.6
Slider24%88.0
Sinker10%93.8
Knuckle Curve9%82.1
Cutter6%90.2
Sweeper3%86.3
Dobnak arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker39%91.5
Sweeper25%82.4
Changeup22%84.7
Four-seam10%92.2
Slider5%83.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs RHP (Randy Dobnak)
15th
in MLB
0.722OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Griffin Canning)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
San Diego PadresOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobnak (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.782No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.744No MLB historyNo history
3Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.687No MLB historyNo history
4Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.714No MLB historyNo history
5Gavin SheetsL1B54.71017.764No MLB historyNo history
6Ty FranceR1B77.86521.869No MLB historyNo history
7Jake CronenworthL2B38.6297.630No MLB historyNo history
8Miguel AndujarRDH40.7265.746No MLB historyNo history
9Freddy FerminRC35.5894.605No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .687 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score4Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score5Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212 / .710 · 17 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score6Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .869 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225 / .629 · 7 HRvs hand .630 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8Miguel Andujar DH · R.259 / .726 · 5 HRvs hand .746 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Freddy Fermin C · R.203 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Griffin Canning
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Canning (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC73.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.80018.783No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Lane ThomasRLF56.70111.663No MLB historyNo history
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.76117.826No MLB historyNo history
6Salvador PerezRDH53.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
7Michael MasseyL2B58.73513.721No MLB historyNo history
8Nick LoftinR3B51.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
9Isaac CollinsSLF49.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score8Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSDSD·KCKC
AVG.244 17th.248 8th
OPS.717 19th.718 17th
Home runs183 15th170 21st
Runs722 15th690 22nd
OBP.319 12th.316 18th
SLG.398 20th.402 15th
PitchingSDSD·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.99vs4.77
SDKC
WHIP1.29vs1.41
SDKC
K/98.2vs7.4
SDKC
HR Allowed180vs210
SDKC
BullpenSDSD·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.02vs4.75
no league rank
Saves48vs38
SDKC
ResultsSDSD·KCKC
+30718th
Run differential
+23225th
91–71 Record69–93
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (5–5)
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
Kansas City Royals (4–6)
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Griffin Canning (6.47 ERA, 1–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Randy Dobnak (1.86 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Padres and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Griffin Canning is at 37; Randy Dobnak is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.