Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals

29-44, 12-23 Away

Final

38-35, 15-21 Home


KC
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	-	7	8	0

B. Lord5-0

3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

M. Spence0-1

4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- A. Alvarez pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Slider 82
  2
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 91
  3
  Ground Out
  Sinker 92
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- M. Spence pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- A. Alvarez pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- M. Spence pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- A. Alvarez pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- M. Spence pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- A. Alvarez pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- M. Spence pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- B. Lord pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- M. Spence pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- M. Black pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- B. Lord pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- M. Black pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Lord pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- B. Way pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Beeter pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- Rave hit for Marte
  3
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- B. Way pitching for KC
  KC
  WSH
- Rave as designated hitter.
  3
  7
- Lile caught stealing second, catcher to second. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was overturned
  3
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- G. Varland pitching for WSH
  KC
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Slider	82
2 Strike Looking	Sinker	91
3 Ground Out	Sinker	92

Royals
3
Nationals
7

Game 1

6/15

Royals
4
Nationals
6

Game 2

6/16

Royals
6
Nationals
2

Game 3

6/17

Nationals Park

6:45 PM, June 15, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 14,444

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Brian Walsh

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	49	45	.521	-	W2
Cleveland	49	46	.516	0.5	W2
Minnesota	46	49	.484	3.5	L2
Detroit	44	50	.468	5	W6
Kansas City	38	57	.400	11.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	54	39	.581	-	L1
Philadelphia	52	43	.547	3	L1
Miami	52	43	.547	3	L1
Washington	48	47	.505	7	L1
New York	40	55	.421	15	L1

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Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals

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