Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals

29-44, 12-23 Away

Final

38-35, 15-21 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
L. ThomasCF	1-5	0	0	0	.223
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Thomas grounded out to shortstop. 3rd: Thomas singled to center. 5th: Thomas lined out to second. 7th: Thomas struck out looking. 9th: Thomas grounded out to third.
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-3	1	0	0	.284
J. CaglianoneRF	2-4	1	0	0	.274
M. Garcia3B	1-4	0	0	2	.267
S. MarteDH	1-3	1	0	0	.257
J. RavePH-DH	0-0	0	0	0	.000
S. Perez1B	0-4	0	0	0	.199
N. Loftin2B	2-3	0	0	0	.235
C. JensenC	1-4	0	0	1	.221
I. CollinsLF	0-4	0	0	0	.213

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Spence	4.0	7	6	1	1	63-42	13.50
M. Black	2.0	1	1	1	0	36-21	2.87
B. Way	2.0	0	0	2	2	28-14	6.75

According to ESPN Analytics

WSH

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Nationals Park

4:15 AM, 16 June 2026

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

García and Crews key 5-run 5th inning as Nationals beat Royals 7-3

— Luis García Jr. hit a go-ahead single, Dylan Crews added a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals scored five times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Monday night.

Jun 16, 2026, 07:43 am - AP


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

Scoring Summary

		KC	WSH
3rd	Mead singled to center, Nuñez scored and Wood scored.	0	2
4th	Jensen reached on infield single to second, Marte scored, Loftin to third.	1	2
5th	Garcia singled to right, Witt Jr. scored and Caglianone scored.	3	2
5th	García Jr. singled to left, Nuñez scored and Ruiz scored, Wood to second.	3	4
5th	Crews homered to left (366 feet), Wood scored and García Jr. scored.	3	7

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
3
Nationals
7

Game 1

16/6

Royals
Nationals

Game 2

17/6

Royals
Nationals

Game 3

17/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	38	32	.543	-	W1
Cleveland	39	33	.542	-	W2
Minnesota	34	40	.459	6	W2
Detroit	29	42	.408	9.5	L2
Kansas City	29	44	.397	10.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	46	25	.648	-	L1
Philadelphia	39	33	.542	7.5	W1
Washington	38	35	.521	9	W3
Miami	36	37	.493	11	L1
New York	32	40	.444	14.5	L1

Josh Bell hits 3-run homer and Byron Buxton goes deep for No. 23 as Twins beat Rangers 4-2

— Josh Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Byron Buxton went deep for the 23rd time this season leading off the sixth and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Monday night.

Suárez homers twice and drives in 6 to back Burns as Reds rout Mets 12-0

— Eugenio Suárez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 12-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.

Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for first cycle of 2026

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in the majors to hit for the cycle this season.

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Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals

Win Probability

Game Information

Video Highlights

García and Crews key 5-run 5th inning as Nationals beat Royals 7-3

B. Lord5-0

M. Spence0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League East Standings

MLB News

Josh Bell hits 3-run homer and Byron Buxton goes deep for No. 23 as Twins beat Rangers 4-2

Suárez homers twice and drives in 6 to back Burns as Reds rout Mets 12-0

Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong hits for first cycle of 2026