US EditionPerez Hits Go-Ahead Single, India and Witt Homer as the Royals Beat the Padres 6
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, JUN 20 – Salvador Perez's go-ahead single and home runs from Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr. secured a 6-5 Royals win as Padres bullpen faltered for seventh time in 10 games.
- On June 20, 2025, at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres fell to the Kansas City Royals 6-5 in front of a crowd of 43,574 fans attending the opening of Star Wars Weekend.
- The Padres fell behind 4-0 early due to Dodgers homers by Bobby Witt Jr. and Jonathan India and a struggling Nick Pivetta who mislocated pitches and failed to mix sequences.
- San Diego fought back to tie the game with key hits including a leadoff double by Trenton Brooks, RBI singles from Jose Iglesias and Gavin Sheets, but Kansas City pulled away with two eighth-inning runs.
- Manny Machado hit a solo homer off Royals closer Carlos Estévez in the ninth that energized the crowd, but Padres batters Sheets, Bogaerts, and Cronenworth retired consecutively to end the game one run short.
- Following the defeat, San Diego fell below a playoff spot for the first time this year, holding a 40-35 record and trailing the Cardinals and Brewers by half a game for the National League’s last wild-card berth.
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Perez hits go-ahead single, India and Witt homer as the Royals beat the Padres 6-5
Salvador Perez singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning for the Kansas City Royals, who got home runs from Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr. to beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 for their fourth straight win.
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Padres’ bullpen leaks again in series-opening loss to Royals
The Padres returned to calm and cool San Diego and eventually warmed up Friday night. But a comeback from four runs down was merely a setup to another letdown, as a Padres reliever melted down again. The Royals scored twice in the eighth inning off Jason Adam and held on for a 6-5 victory Friday night at Petco Park. Manny Machado’s home run leading off the bottom of the ninth against Royals closer Carlos Estévez got what remained of the sellout …
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