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San Diego Padres 19, Kansas City Royals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 19, 2:45 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
19
19–2
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 38
2
T-Score38
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsKansas has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cameron leads in P-Score, K/9 and BB/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .021 difference in OPS.
LineupPadresSan's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenPadresSan has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

SD
Germán Márquez RHP
Germán Márquez
San Diego Padres
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.18
176th
WHIP
1.49
191st
K/9
6.05
200th
BB/9
4.32
187th
P-Score27i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.16
223rd
OPS/R
–
IP
41.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.91
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.89
110th
WHIP
1.42
86th
K/9
8.56
118th
BB/9
3.01
95th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.22
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
95.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.15
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
How the starters differ
·Cameron strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Cameron allows the lower home-run rate: 1.22 vs 2.16 per nine.
·Cameron walks 1.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Márquez owns a 4.91 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 6.15 for Cameron.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Márquez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%94.6
Knuckle Curve32%85.4
Sinker14%94.1
Slider13%87.7
Changeup3%87.0
Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Padres vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
14th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Germán Márquez)
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 LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cameron (BvP)
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.82825.987No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson MerrillLCF68.74326.720No MLB historyNo history
3Manny MachadoR3B68.71030.736No MLB historyNo history
4Ty FranceR1B77.86521.853No MLB historyNo history
5Xander BogaertsRSS57.67613.616No MLB historyNo history
6Miguel AndujarRDH40.7265.682No MLB historyNo history
7Luis RengifoSLF40.6364.570No MLB historyNo history
8Jase BowenRRF22.4382.656No MLB historyNo history
9Luis CampusanoRC61.7968.741No MLB historyNo history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289 / .828 · 25 HRvs hand .987 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Jackson Merrill CF · L.254 / .743 · 26 HRvs hand .720 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Manny Machado 3B · R.217 / .710 · 30 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score4Ty France 1B · R.295 / .865 · 21 HRvs hand .853 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231 / .676 · 13 HRvs hand .616 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score6Miguel Andujar DH · R.259 / .726 · 5 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score7Luis Rengifo LF · S.240 / .636 · 4 HRvs hand .570 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Jase Bowen RF · R.146 / .438 · 2 HRvs hand .656 · No MLB history · No history22H-Score9Luis Campusano C · R.265 / .796 · 8 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Márquez (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC73.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Nick LoftinR3B51.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Lane ThomasRLF56.70111.663No MLB historyNo history
5Isaac CollinsSLF49.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
6Salvador PerezRDH53.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
7Josh RojasL3B29.5862.571No MLB historyNo history
8Tyler TolbertRSS41.7393.817No MLB historyNo history
9Luke MaileRC—.5021.243No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history51H-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-Score5Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score6Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Josh Rojas 3B · L.226 / .586 · 2 HRvs hand .571 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285 / .739 · 3 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Luke Maile C · R.159 / .502 · 1 HRvs hand .243 · No MLB history · No history—H-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 ERA4.16vs4.64
no league rank
Saves48vs38
SDKC
ResultsSDSD·KCKC
+30718th
Run differential
+23825th
91–71 Record69–93
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
San Diego Padres (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
Kansas City Royals (5–5)
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Padres?+
Germán Márquez (5.18 ERA, 4–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (4.89 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 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?+
Germán Márquez is at 27; Noah Cameron is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.