Washington Nationals vs. Kansas City Royals

May 26, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	3	0	12	15	1	12
KC	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	2	0	10	13	0	7

loss:

J. Lyleswin: Washington Nationals logo

P. Corbinsave: Washington Nationals logo

C. Kuhl

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- The theme of the night was offense, and Luis Garcia Jr. was out in front of everybody, leading the hit parade. In the Nationals’ wild 12-10 victory over the Royals on Friday night, Garcia found himself in some elite company by going 6-for-6 at the plate with...

Scoring Summary

WSHKC

1
Lane Thomas homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
4
Bobby Witt Jr. steals (15) 3rd base. MJ Melendez steals (1) 2nd base. Throwing error by catcher Keibert Ruiz. [1 run]
11
4
Maikel Garcia doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Corey Dickerson. MJ Melendez scores. [1 run]
12
6
Joey Meneses doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares. Luis Garcia scores. [1 run]
22
6
Corey Dickerson homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Joey Meneses scores. Jeimer Candelario scores. [3 runs]
52
6
Luis Garcia doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Edward Olivares. Alex Call scores. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. [2 runs]
72
6
Joey Meneses singles on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Lane Thomas scores. Luis Garcia scores. [2 runs]
92
6
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
93
7
Salvador Perez doubles (12) on a ground ball to left fielder Stone Garrett. Maikel Garcia scores. Drew Waters scores. Matt Duffy to 3rd. [2 runs]
95
7
Bobby Witt Jr. homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Duffy scores. Salvador Perez scores. [3 runs]
98
8
Jeimer Candelario triples (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Edward Olivares. Luis Garcia scores. Joey Meneses scores. [2 runs]
118
8
Stone Garrett singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Jeimer Candelario scores. [1 run]
128
8
Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Drew Waters scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [1 run]
129
8
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Jeimer Candelario to second baseman Luis Garcia. Michael Massey scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
1210

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasRF	1	5	2	1	2	1	1	7	.290
2Luis Garcia Jr.2B	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	.288
3Joey MenesesDH	3	5	2	3	0	1	0	2	.305
4Jeimer Candelario3B	1	5	2	2	2	1	0	3	.257
5Corey DickersonLF	1	3	1	3	0	1	1	1	.304
Stone GarrettPR-LF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261
6Keibert RuizC	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	3	.227
7Dominic Smith1B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	3	.275
8Alex CallCF	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	3	.215
9CJ AbramsSS	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.239


TOTAL	15	41	12	12	6	9	2	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Patrick CorbinLHP	6.1	7	6	6	6	4	1	108	4.88
Erasmo RamirezRHP	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	9	5.92
Carl Edwards Jr.RHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	28	2.91
Chad KuhlRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	8.06

TOTAL	8.3	13	10	10	9	5	2	166	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Matt Duffy2B	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.313
Michael MasseyPH-2B	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.215
2Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.260
3Salvador PerezDH	2	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	.283
Nicky LopezPR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
4Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	5	3	5	0	0	2	2	.241
5MJ MelendezRF	1	3	1	0	1	2	0	2	.209
6Edward OlivaresLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	.230
Nick PrattoPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289
7Freddy FerminC	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	.244
8Maikel Garcia3B	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	.288
9Drew WatersCF	2	4	2	0	2	0	0	1	.500
TOTAL	13	39	10	9	9	5	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jordan LylesRHP	5.0	6	5	5	2	3	2	98	7.30
Josh StaumontRHP	1.0	3	4	4	1	2	0	33	4.96
Amir GarrettLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	28	3.15
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	4	3	3	2	1	0	36	5.16
Nick WittgrenRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	6.00
TOTAL	9.0	15	12	12	6	9	2	209	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHKC

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Lane Thomas homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Luis Garcia singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares.
10
PICKOFF 1B — Pitcher Jordan Lyles picks off Luis Garcia at on throw to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
10
WALK — Joey Meneses walks.
10
POP OUT — Jeimer Candelario pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Corey Dickerson grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Matt Duffy walks.
10
FORCEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Garcia to shortstop CJ Abrams. Matt Duffy out at 2nd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 1st. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
10
WALK — MJ Melendez walks. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
10
GROUNDOUT — Edward Olivares grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Dominic Smith. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

WSH

12Runs10

15Hits13

1Errors0

.366Batting Avg.333

41At Bats39

6Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs2

12Runs-Batted-In9

9Walks5

1Stolen Bases2

6Strikeouts9

12Left on Base7

26Total Bases22

Game Details

Friday, May 26, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,878 (41.9%)

weather: 79 degrees, clear