Kansas City Royals
30 - 45 .400
F
June 17, 2026, 1:05 PM
Nationals Park
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003-1507
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Washington Nationals
39 - 36 .520| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
W: Luinder Avila
(W, 2-3)
5.2 IP, ER, 5 K, BB
L: Zack Littell
(L, 6-6)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
Top Performers
Jensen
4-4 | HR, 2B, BB
Avila
(W, 2-3)
5.2 IP, ER, 5 K, BB
Rave
2-4 | HR, 3B, K
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| 4 | Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .226 |
| 5 | Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| 6 | Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1- Kameron Misner PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | |
| 7 | John Rave RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 8 | Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 |
| 9 | Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .244 |
1-Ran for Perez, S in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Jensen (14, Poulin).
3B Rave (1, Parker).
HR Jensen (9, 1st inning off Littell, 0 on, 0 out) Rave (1, 2nd inning off Littell, 0 on, 1 out) Thomas, L (5, 3rd inning off Littell, 0 on, 1 out) Massey (7, 3rd inning off Littell, 0 on, 1 out).
TB Caglianone Collins 2 Jensen 8 Massey 4 Perez, S Rave 7 Thomas, L 4 Witt Jr.
RBI Collins (20) Jensen (37) Massey (24) Rave (1) Thomas, L (18) Witt Jr. (30).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Witt Jr. Caglianone 3 Rave.
SAC Massey.
Team RISP 2-for-10.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
SB Jensen (1, 3rd base off Poulin/Ruiz, K) Witt Jr. (28, 2nd base off Poulin/Ruiz, K).
CS Misner (1, 2nd base by Schultz/Ruiz, K).
FIELDING
Outfield assists Rave (Crews at 2nd base).
PB Jensen (5).
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Caglianone).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila(W, 2-3) | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 59 | 32 | 5.50 |
| Matt Strahm | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5.73 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5.60 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2.73 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4.01 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 95 | 47 | 4.48 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Mead (by Lange).
ABS Challenge García Jr., L (Strike-Confirmed) Loftin (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Ruiz, K (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Jensen (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Caglianone (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Nuñez, N (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Thomas, L (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Avila 91-59 Strahm 6-4 Erceg 11-8 Schreiber 15-11 Lange 19-13 Littell 99-63 Parker 29-18 Poulin 23-11 Schultz 18-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Avila 4-6 Strahm 0-0 Erceg 2-0 Schreiber 2-0 Lange 0-1 Littell 3-4 Parker 2-1 Poulin 2-1 Schultz 1-0.
Batters faced Avila 21 Strahm 2 Erceg 3 Schreiber 3 Lange 4 Littell 24 Parker 10 Poulin 5 Schultz 3.
Inherited runners-scored Strahm 1-1.
Umpires HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Brian Walsh. 2B: Chad Whitson. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 6 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:05 PM.
T 2:49.
Att 17,643.
Venue Nationals Park.
June 17, 2026