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Match Report

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.

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Top Performers

KC

  • Freddy Fermin C H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Vinnie Pasquantino 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

SD

  • Juan Soto LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Fernando Tatis Jr. RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Xander Bogaerts SS H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Nelson Cruz DH H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0

Head to Head

KC wins series 2-1

Injuries

San Diego Padres

  • Rodolfo Duran 60-Day-IL
  • Ramon Laureano 60-Day-IL
  • Lucas Giolito 60-Day-IL
  • Bryan Hoeing 60-Day-IL
  • Luis Rengifo 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

SD

  1. Fernando Tatis Jr.RF23
  2. Jake Cronenworth1B9
  3. Juan SotoLF22
  4. Xander BogaertsSS2
  5. Matt CarpenterDH13
  6. Rougned Odor2B24
  7. Ha-Seong Kim3B7
  8. Trent GrishamCF12
  9. Brett SullivanC26

Substitutes

  1. Nelson CruzPH32
  2. Adam EngelPR5
  3. Austin NolaC20

KC

  1. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  2. Salvador PerezDH13
  3. Vinnie Pasquantino1B9
  4. Edward OlivaresLF34
  5. Maikel Garcia3B11
  6. MJ MelendezRF1
  7. Matt Duffy2B9
  8. Freddy FerminC54
  9. Nate EatonLF18

Substitutes

  1. Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
  2. Michael Massey2B19

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32760 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32760 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32760 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33372 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33372 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33372 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30442 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30442 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41828 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41828 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41828 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41828 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41828 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41172 6th Inning
  27. Play Result 5-4

    Kim hit sacrifice fly to center, Carpenter scored.

    41172 6th Inning
  28. Sacrifice Fly 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41172 6th Inning
  29. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41172 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  31. Bunted Foul 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    41172 6th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    41172 6th Inning
  33. Play Result 5-3

    Carpenter doubled to left, Bogaerts scored.

    41172 6th Inning
  34. Double 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41172 6th Inning
  35. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41172 6th Inning
  36. Strike Looking 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41172 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33089 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33089 6th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    41172 5th Inning
  40. Play Result 5-2

    Cronenworth tripled to right, Tatis Jr. scored.

    41172 5th Inning
  41. Triple 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41172 5th Inning
  42. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41172 5th Inning
  43. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41172 5th Inning
  44. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    41172 5th Inning
  45. Play Result 5-1

    Sullivan scored on error, Tatis Jr. safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Duffy.

    41172 5th Inning
  46. Error 5-1

    Sullivan scored on error, Tatis Jr. safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Duffy.

    41172 5th Inning
  47. Error 5-1

    Sullivan scored on error, Tatis Jr. safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Duffy.

    41172 5th Inning
  48. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 5-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    41172 5th Inning
  49. Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41172 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  53. Bunted Foul 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul

    41172 5th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41480 5th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 4th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41172 4th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41480 4th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41480 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41172 3rd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41480 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 5-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 5-4

    Nola struck out swinging.

    32156 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    32156 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  6. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  8. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Scott Barlow pitches to Austin Nola

    32156 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 5-4

    Grisham flied out to center.

    32156 9th Inning
  12. Fly Out 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  15. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Scott Barlow pitches to Trent Grisham

    32156 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 5-4

    Kim lined out to center.

    32156 9th Inning
  20. Line Out 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  21. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32156 9th Inning
  22. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Scott Barlow pitches to Ha-Seong Kim

    32156 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 5-4

    Barlow relieved Clarke

    32156 9th Inning
  26. Start Inning 5-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Inning 5-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32760 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 5-4

    Perez grounded out to pitcher.

    32760 9th Inning
  30. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32760 9th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32760 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Josh Hader pitches to Salvador Perez

    32760 9th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32760 9th Inning
  34. Play Result 5-4

    Witt Jr. flied out to right.

    32760 9th Inning
  35. Fly Out 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32760 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32760 9th Inning
  37. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    32760 9th Inning
  38. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32760 9th Inning
  39. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32760 9th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Josh Hader pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

    32760 9th Inning

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