Pickswise
SD
San Diego Padres48-49, 21-25
1–6
FinalKauffman Stadium, Kansas City
KC
Kansas City Royals39-59, 22-26
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San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Saturday, 07/18/26

🔥 Win Probability

51.7%SD
Win probability chart
SD
KC
48.3%KC

Probable Pitchers

SD
SD
Pitchers
KC
KC
Michael KingSP, #34
Michael King
vs
Seth Lugo
Seth LugoSP, #67
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
M. King6-73.341.16113.186964511
S. Lugo3-64.391.41110.2120893615

Team Stats

SD
SD
KC
KC
Batting
.229AVG.325
.682OPS.863
1HR1
4RBI6
8H13
6R7
0SB2
2BB5
Pitching
4.82ERA2.70
1.93WHIP1.00
0W1
1L0
9K4
5BB2
1HR1
0SV0
9.1IP10.0
Fielding
0.951FP0.952
2E2
3DP9
11A10
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesKC leads series 1-0
Jul 17
SD
SD6
@
KC
KC7
Final/10
Jul 18
SD
SD1
@
KC
KC6
Final
Jul 19
SD
SD-
@
KC
KC-
7/19
Preseason SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Feb 21
SD
SD10
@
KC
KC3
Final
Mar 12
KC
KC10
@
SD
SD1
Final
Regular Season SeriesKC leads series 1-0
Jul 17
SD
SD6
@
KC
KC7
Final/10
Jul 18
SD
SD1
@
KC
KC6
Final
Jul 19
SD
SD-
@
KC
KC-
7/19

Injury Report

KC
KC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
S. Kolek
SPPersonalJul 22
K. Isbel
CFLeft FootJul 27
C. Seabold
RPRight LatJul 27
M. Garcia
3BLeft HandJul 31
J. McArthur
RPRight ElbowJul 31
SD
SD
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
R. Vasquez
SPRight AnkleJul 17
W. Peralta
RP PersonalJul 17
S. Taylor
LFRight ObliqueJul 17
D. Morgan
RPLeft KneeJul 20
J. Estrada
RPRight KneeJul 23

Standings

2026 National League West Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Los Angeles6236-W1.633
Arizona494812.5L1.505
San Diego484913.5L1.495
San Francisco425519.5W3.433
Colorado406023W1.400

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Chicago5146-L1.526
Cleveland51470.5L1.520
Minnesota49503L1.495
Detroit45526W1.464
Kansas City395912.5W1.398