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# STARTING PITCHERS — San Diego Padres @ Kansas City Royals
Slate date: 2026-07-19
Generated: 2026-08-04 04:11:59 PM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~596 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 2:10 PM ET
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — San Diego Padres 19, Kansas City Royals 2 (at generation time)
- Away: San Diego Padres [SD] — record 49-50 (.495)
    Probable starter: Germán Márquez — 4-2, 4.67 ERA, 52.0 IP, 36 K / 23 BB, 1.42 WHIP (10 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-24 @ Miami Marlins (ND): 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 37 pitches
      2026-07-19 @ Kansas City Royals (ND): 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 59 pitches
      2026-07-12 vs Toronto Blue Jays (ND): 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 85 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 9.1 IP, 6 ER (5.79 ERA), 10 K / 4 BB, 1.93 WHIP
- Home: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 40-60 (.400)
    Probable starter: Noah Cameron — 5-8, 4.59 ERA, 115.2 IP, 107 K / 39 BB, 1.34 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-30 @ Minnesota Twins (ND): 8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 97 pitches
      2026-07-19 vs San Diego Padres (L): 5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 90 pitches
      2026-07-11 @ Baltimore Orioles (L): 7.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 3 HR, 100 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 20.0 IP, 12 ER (5.40 ERA), 17 K / 6 BB, 1.05 WHIP

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