Royals look to keep home win streak going, host the Padres

Updated: Jul 18, 2026, 06:03 pm

San Diego Padres (48-49, third in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (39-59, fifth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Griffin Canning (1-7, 6.47 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Royals: Randy Dobnak (0-0, 1.86 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, four strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -125, Royals +103; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the San Diego Padres aiming to continue a three-game home winning streak.

Kansas City has a 22-26 record in home games and a 39-59 record overall. The Royals have the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play at .247.

San Diego is 21-25 on the road and 48-49 overall. The Padres have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.24.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 22 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs while hitting .283 for the Royals. Lane Thomas is 14 for 38 with six doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Manny Machado has 16 doubles and 19 home runs while hitting .201 for the Padres. Ty France is 10 for 37 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .288 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by four runs

Padres: 5-5, .231 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Royals: Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Padres: Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Randy Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), David Morgan: 15-Day IL (knee), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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