Kansas City Royals at San Diego Padres
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Jose Iglesias drives in the tying and winning runs as the Padres beat the Royals 3-2
Iglesias hit a soft bouncer to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who fielded it, spun around and threw home too late to get Luis Arraez.
Arraez started the decisive rally with a single off Daniel Lynch IV (3-2) and took third on Xander Bogaerts' double. John Schreiber came on and allowed Iglesias' grounder.
Robert Suarez (2-3) worked the ninth. He is appealing his three-game suspension for hitting Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday night.
Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer for the Royals and phenom Jac Caglianone leaped and got his glove over the right-field wall to rob Jackson Merrill of a two-run home run in the eighth.
Seth Lugo, who pitched for the Padres in 2023, was brilliant in retiring 18 straight batters after allowing Fernando Tatis’ leadoff single.
The Padres finally broke through when Merrill, who returned from the seven-day concussion injured list, doubled into the right-field corner leading off the seventh. Lugo retired Manny Machado and made way for Angel Zerpa, who issued consecutive two-out walks.
Iglesias, pinch-hitting for left-hander Jake Cronenworth, hit an opposite-field single to right, and he tripped and fell breaking out of the box.
Perez lined a 1-0 pitch from Randy Vásquez 412 feet into the left-field stands to break a scoreless tie in the sixth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Iglesias grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Arraez scored. |
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9th Inning | Schreiber relieved Lynch IV |
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9th Inning | Bogaerts doubled to center, Arraez to third. |
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9th Inning | Sheets flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Arraez singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Lynch IV relieved Erceg |
Statistics
 KC |
 SD |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 5 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 112 | Pitches | 140 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created | 1.5 |
| .219 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .344 | Slugging Percentage | .226 |
| .250 | Secondary Average | .161 |
| .286 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| .629 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .461 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 3.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.5 |
| 21.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.20 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.12 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .065 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .086 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| .031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 75.0 | MLB Rating | 69.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 43,567 | Capacity: