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San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Royals logo
Royals
Kansas City
6
vs
Padres logo
Padres
San Diego
1
KC 53%47% SD
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Kansas City Royals 53% to win. The biggest signal favoring Royals:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: KC 52% (−1)

Win probability movement

KC home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement58%53%48%Jul 15Jul 18

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueKauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Padres (away)
Royals (home)
47%
Win probability
53%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Royals defeated the Padres 6-1.

Our model predicted the Royals would win with 53% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Royals and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent form data available
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Royals won 6-1

Royals won by a solid margin

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Royals at 53%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Kansas City Royals
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

SD
KC
Home Field Advantage
Favours SD|Favours KC

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 7/18/2026, 8:00:04 PM

Key Players

Padres

No player data available

Royals

Stephen KolekSP
Noah CameronSP
Randy DobnakSP
Seth LugoSP
Michael WachaSP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Royals has a 53% win probability, while Padres has a 47% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

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