Kansas City Royals
29 - 44 .397
F
June 15, 2026, 6:45 PM
Nationals Park
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20003-1507
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Washington Nationals
38 - 35 .521| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
W: Brad Lord
(W, 5-0)
3.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, BB
L: Mitch Spence
(L, 0-1)
4.0 IP, 6 ER, K, BB
Top Performers
Nuñez, N
2-2 | BB, 2 R
Alvarez
4.0 IP, ER, 5 K, BB
Crews
1-4 | HR, 3 RBI, R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| 5 | Starling Marte DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| a- John Rave PH-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 6 | Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .199 |
| 7 | Nick Loftin 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| 8 | Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| 9 | Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .242 |
a-Walked for Marte, S in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Caglianone (12, Lord) Loftin (9, Varland, G).
TB Caglianone 3 Garcia, M Jensen Loftin 3 Marte, S Thomas, L.
RBI Garcia, M 2 (30) Jensen (36).
2-out RBI Jensen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Collins Thomas, L.
GIDP Marte, S.
Team RISP 2-for-6.
Team LOB 7.
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Spence(L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 42 | 21 | 13.50 |
| Mason Black | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 2.87 |
| Beck Way | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 127 | 77 | 50 | 4.48 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Ruiz, K 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed) Loftin (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Collins (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Spence 63-42 Black 36-21 Way 28-14 Alvarez 58-40 Lord 48-31 Beeter 18-9 Varland, G 20-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Spence 6-2 Black 1-3 Way 3-0 Alvarez 4-3 Lord 4-1 Beeter 1-0 Varland, G 1-0.
Batters faced Spence 20 Black 8 Way 7 Alvarez 18 Lord 11 Beeter 4 Varland, G 4.
Inherited runners-scored Black 2-2.
Umpires HP: Chad Whitson. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Brian Walsh.
Weather 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 11 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 6:47 PM.
T 2:30.
Att 14,444.
Venue Nationals Park.
June 15, 2026