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Kansas City Royals @ 
San Diego Padres
2023-05-16 · Night game · PETCO Park · Att: 36060 · 65°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph L to R · 2:30
Kansas City Royals defeated San Diego Padres 5–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Matt Duffy singles on a ground ball to left fielder Juan Soto. Edward Olivares scores. MJ Melendez to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: With Ha-Seong Kim batting, Rougned Odor picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr — worth 14% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| SDN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Brady Singer L: Seth Lugo SV: Scott Barlow
Umpires — HP: Charlie Ramos · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Ramon De Jesus · 3B: Lance Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Matt Duffy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Freddy Fermin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Nate Eaton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Diego Padres — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Cronenworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Juan Soto | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Carpenter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Rougned Odor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ha-Seong Kim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Trent Grisham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brett Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Austin Nola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
 Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
San Diego Padres — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seth Lugo | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Drew Carlton | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Luis Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Steven Wilson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Martinez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Witt: 3/P3F/FL
- Salvador Perez: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 9/F89D
Bot 1
- Fernando Tatis: S6/G6
- Jake Cronenworth: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Juan Soto: S9/L9+
- Xander Bogaerts: K
Top 2
- Edward Olivares: S7/L78D+
- Maikel Garcia: SB2
- Maikel Garcia: K
- MJ Melendez: PB.2-3
- MJ Melendez: W
- Matt Duffy: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
- Freddy Fermin: W.2-3;1-2
- Nate Eaton: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3;B-1
- Bobby Witt: S7/L78S.3-H;1-2
- Salvador Perez: D7/L78D+.2-H;1-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 3/G3S
Bot 2
- Matt Carpenter: W
- Rougned Odor: 9/F9D
- Ha-Seong Kim: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 3
- Edward Olivares: 2/P2F/FL
- Maikel Garcia: D8/L8XD+
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8D
- Matt Duffy: K
Bot 3
- Trent Grisham: 63/G6M
- Brett Sullivan: 7/F7LS
- Fernando Tatis: 9/F9
Top 4
- Freddy Fermin: 9/F9D
- Nate Eaton: 63/G6
- Bobby Witt: S4/L4M
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 4
- Jake Cronenworth: K
- Juan Soto: D8/G4
- Xander Bogaerts: 4/P8S
- Matt Carpenter: W
- Rougned Odor: 8/F78XD
Top 5
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/F8XD+
- Edward Olivares: 63/G6S
- Maikel Garcia: K
Bot 5
- Ha-Seong Kim: 6/P78S
- Trent Grisham: K
- Brett Sullivan: S9/G4.B-2(E9)
- Fernando Tatis: E4/TH/G34.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
- Jake Cronenworth: T9/L9L.1-H(UR)
- Juan Soto: 43/G4
Top 6
- MJ Melendez: K
- Matt Duffy: K
- Freddy Fermin: W
- Nate Eaton: HP.1-2
- Bobby Witt: K
Bot 6
- Xander Bogaerts: S8/L8D
- Matt Carpenter: D7/L8D+.1-H
- Rougned Odor: 43/G34.2-3
- Ha-Seong Kim: 8/SF/L8XD+.3-H
- Trent Grisham: 4/P34D
Top 7
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S9/F9L
- Edward Olivares: 7/F78D
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L89+.1X3(95)
Bot 7
- Nelson Cruz: W
- Fernando Tatis: K
- Jake Cronenworth: POCS2(136)
- Jake Cronenworth: K
Top 8
- MJ Melendez: K
- Michael Massey: 7/F7D
- Freddy Fermin: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Juan Soto: K
- Xander Bogaerts: W
- Matt Carpenter: K
- Rougned Odor: S9/L9L.1-3
- Ha-Seong Kim: POCS2(1346)
Top 9
- Nate Eaton: K
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9LD
- Salvador Perez: 13/G1
Bot 9
- Ha-Seong Kim: 8/L8XD
- Trent Grisham: 8/F8S
- Austin Nola: K
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.