Kim’s 3-run Double Helps Lead Padres Past Royals 7–3

Kim’s 3-run Double Helps Lead Padres Past Royals 7–3
San Diego Padres' Ha-Seong Kim hits a three-run double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City on June 1, 2024. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Ha-Seong Kim hit a go-ahead three-run double, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Higashioka homered and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 7–3 on Saturday.

Randy Vásquez (1–3) started after Joe Musgrove was scratched hours before the first pitch with right elbow inflammation and went five innings, allowing three runs and four hits with five strikeouts and one walk.