Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres

MLB

Royals

13-31

5-4

Final

Padres

20-23

Petco Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 5-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Petco Park. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Padres 5-0 in the 2nd inning.

Recap · May 17

Perez has 2-run double in Kansas City's 5-run 2nd, Royals beat Padres 5-4

Salvador Perez hit a two-run double in Kansas City's five-run second, Brady Singer pitched six solid innings and the Royals beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 7-14 on the road; Padres 11-12 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Padres2nd in NL West

Adrian Morejon RP
Shoulder, Soreness, left
Day-To-Day
Gavin Sheets 1B
Neck, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Jeremiah Estrada RP
Shoulder, Pinched Nerve, right
15-Day-IL
Lucas Giolito SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Miguel Andujar DH
Wrist, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
2Salvador PerezDH
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Edward OlivaresLF
5Maikel Garcia3B
6MJ MelendezRF
7Matt Duffy2B
8Freddy FerminC
9Nate EatonLF

Padres2nd in NL West

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 8-7, 3.57 ERA, 140 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RF
2Jake Cronenworth1B
3Juan SotoLF
4Xander BogaertsSS
5Matt CarpenterDH
6Rougned Odor2B
7Ha-Seong Kim3B
8Trent GrishamCF
9Brett SullivanC

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Padres 4, Royals 0 (May 15)

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Game info

Venue: Petco Park, San Diego, California · Attendance 36,060
Officials: Charlie Ramos (Home Plate Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (First Base Umpire), Ramon DeJesus (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barrett (Third Base Umpire)