The Royals are still winless at PETCO Park in San Diego. Last night Clayton Richard won for the first time in 12 home starts in the Padres 4-2 victory.

Richard held the Royals to two runs on five hits over seven innings. The Padres scored one in the first and two in the second in building a 3-1 lead.

Royals starter Felipe Paulino drops to 0-2, allowing four runs, three earned, on 11 hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking just one.

Jeff Francoeur homered and threw a runner out at the plate. Alex Gordon’s 13-game hit streak came to and end.

The Royals have now lost eight of their last ten with seven of those losses by two runs or less.

Bruce Chen goes in the series finale this afternoon with Royals pre-game at 2 o’clock on KAYS.