Kansas City Royals
29 - 45 .392
F
June 16, 2026, 6:45 PM
Nationals Park
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003-1507
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Washington Nationals
39 - 35 .527| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
W: Paxton Schultz
(W, 1-2)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Daniel Lynch IV
(L, 2-1)
1.0 IP, 3 ER, K, 2 BB
S: Gus Varland
(S, 6)
1.0 IP, ER, K, BB
Top Performers
Nuñez, N
2-2 | 2 3B, 2 BB, RBI
Griffin
6.0 IP, ER, 6 K, 2 BB
Witt Jr.
3-4 | BB, RBI, R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| a- Isaac Collins PH-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | |
| 5 | Starling Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| 6 | Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 7 | Nick Loftin 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| 8 | Tyler Tolbert LF-2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| b- Michael Massey PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | |
| 9 | Kameron Misner CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .242 |
a-Flied out for Garcia, M in the 6th.
b-Flied out for Tolbert in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Loftin (10, Schultz).
HR Thomas, L (4, 9th inning off Varland, G, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Collins Loftin 3 Marte, S Perez, S Thomas, L 4 Tolbert Witt Jr. 3.
RBI Collins 2 (19) Thomas, L (17) Witt Jr. (29).
2-out RBI Collins 2 Witt Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Tolbert Caglianone Marte, S Misner.
GIDP Caglianone Garcia, M.
Team RISP 2-for-8.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (27, 2nd base off Griffin/Millas).
FIELDING
DP (Witt Jr.-Loftin-Caglianone).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 65 | 25 | 3.64 |
| Daniel Lynch IV(L, 2-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2.61 |
| Connor Seabold | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 93 | 49 | 4.51 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Lynch IV.
HBP Caglianone (by Griffin) Lile (by Wacha).
ABS Challenge Garcia, M (Strike-Confirmed) Loftin (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Perez, S (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 90-65 Lynch IV 29-15 Seabold 23-13 Griffin 100-74 Ribalta 14-8 Lovelady 12-8 Schultz 15-11 Varland, G 23-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 9-3 Lynch IV 2-0 Seabold 1-2 Griffin 7-2 Ribalta 0-1 Lovelady 1-1 Schultz 0-2 Varland, G 1-0.
Batters faced Wacha 26 Lynch IV 7 Seabold 5 Griffin 26 Ribalta 3 Lovelady 3 Schultz 4 Varland, G 4.
Inherited runners-scored Lovelady 2-2.
Umpires HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Brian Walsh. 3B: Chad Whitson.
Weather 78 degrees, Clear.
Wind 7 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch 6:46 PM.
T 2:43.
Att 25,053.
Venue Nationals Park.
June 16, 2026