San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals

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San Diego Padres

32-30, 19-11 Away

Final
3 - 4

Kansas City Royals

36-25, 22-10 Home

Nick Loftin lifts Royals over Padres in a 4-3 walk-off win

Loftin's sacrifice fly came after Velázquez pinch-hit a game-tying, two-run triple with no outs in the ninth. Velázquez finished the series with four RBI.

“It is a huge win; we had to battle all weekend against a good team,” Loftin said. “It is big to get this win before we go into a big series this week. In that last at-bat, I just wanted to get a pitch up, something I could handle. I got to pitch up, and I was able to do enough.”

The Padres won the series, but Kansas City avoided the sweep. The Royals have not been swept this season and ended a three-game skid.

Cole Ragans allowed one run on five hits in six innings with six strikeouts and two walks. It was the ninth time this season Ragans had six or more strikeouts in an outing this season. Will Klein (1-0) earned his first-career win with a scoreless ninth inning.

“It felt great. I thought I commanded my stuff today," Ragans said. “I don’t think I changed anything. Just sticking to the process and going out there and executing that is the biggest thing. In late innings, we put together good bats. These guys are relentless. It is so fun to watch and be a part of.”

Vinnie Pasquantino hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead. It was his fifth RBI of the series.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit an RBI single in the eighth to give the Padres a 2-1 lead. Manny Machado followed up with an RBI single. This season, San Diego has scored 121 runs in the eighth inning, more than any other inning. Luis Arraez tied the game with an RBI single in the fifth.

Michael King pitched seven innings of one-run ball on four hits with four strikeouts and two walks. It was the fourth time this year that King had pitched seven or more innings. Reliever Enyel De Los Santos tossed a scoreless eighth. Yuki Matsui (3-1) was tabbed with the loss.

“That’s a good team, let’s not kid ourselves," San Diego manager Mike Shildt said. “They do a heck of a job, and it was a good series, and credit to them for Friday night’s comeback because they compromised their bullpen. They got us at the end today.”

HITS, HITS, HITS

The series featured the hit leaders in the National and American leagues. Arraez recorded six hits in the series, extending an eight-game hitting streak. Bobby Witt Jr. had five hits in the series. Arraez leads the majors in the category.

ROSTER MOVES

Royals: RHP Michael Wacha (left foot fracture) was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 1. Wacha was struck by a comebacker on the fourth pitch of his start on Friday night. He stayed in the game and pitched 5 1/3 innings. Daniel Lynch IV was recalled from Triple-A Omaha in the corresponding move.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: Kyle Isbel (nonconcussive head and neck injury) left the game in the fifth inning after a collision with Witt in centerfield. Isbel had to exit in the seventh inning on May 24 after fouling a ball off his face.

Padres: Arraez exited the game in the sixth inning after getting called out after a headfirst slide into second on an RBI single to end the inning. He was looked at by trainers in the middle of the inning but stayed in before being replaced in the next inning. After the game, Shildt said the substitution was just a precaution.

“He jammed his shoulder on that play at second base and a little bit of his neck," Shildt said. "Nothing looks overly serious, just a precaution to take him out. Things are as positive as they can be right after the game.”

The Padres will head to Anaheim for another interleague series with the Angles starting Monday. Matt Waldron (3-5, 4.26 ERA) will take the mound for San Diego. Kansas City travels to Cleveland for a three-game road trip. Seth Lugo (9-1, 1.72) will open the series for the Royals.

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Matchup Prediction

Royals: 54.5%

Padres: 45.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Loftin hit sacrifice fly to right, Velázquez scored.
	9th Inning	Velázquez tripled to center, Pasquantino scored and Blanco scored.
	9th Inning	Velázquez hit for Frazier
	9th Inning	Blanco ran for Perez
	9th Inning	Perez walked, Pasquantino to second.
	9th Inning	Pasquantino singled to right.

Statistics

SD		KC
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
15	Ground Balls	9
7	Strikeouts	5
3	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
10	Hits	7
0	Stolen Bases	0
2	Walks	3
0	Catcher Interference	0
3	Runs	4
1	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	2
35	At Bats	27
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
15	Runners Left On Base	9
0	Triples	1
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	0
13	Fly Balls	16
0	Caught Stealing	1
151	Pitches	133
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
12	Total Bases	9
37	Plate Appearances	33
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
2	Extra Base Hits	1
3.7	Runs Created	2.7
.286	Batting Average	.259
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.343	Slugging Percentage	.333
.114	Secondary Average	.148
.324	On Base Percentage	.313
.667	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.646
1.2	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
3.8	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.9
26.0	Batter Rating	25.5
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.08	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.03
.057	Isolated Power	.074
0.29	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.60
.054	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.091
-.171	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.111
6.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.3
79.5	MLB Rating	78.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0