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Carter Jensen's 2-run single caps 4-run 10th inning as Royals rally for 7-6 win over Padres
MARC BOWMAN · July 18, 2026
Source: Yahoo Sports · Read on source site
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carter Jensen hit a two-run single to cap a four-run rally in the 10th inning that gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
>Lane Thomas homered early for the last-place Royals, who stopped a five-game losing streak. Jensen and Michael Massey each had three of Kansas City's 13 hits.
>Ty France launched a solo homer for the Padres with two outs in the ninth, tying the score at 3.
>The Royals had an excellent opportunity to win in the bottom half, when Jensen's double helped them load the bases with nobody out against Mason Miller. But the All-Star closer struck out the next three batters, sending the game to extra innings.
>San Diego took a 6-3 lead in the top of the 10th on Miguel Andujar's RBI double, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s run-scoring single and Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly.
