Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals

Jun 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

Z. Littellwin: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Avila

Game Recap

WASHINGTON -- It was just five days ago that Luinder Avila was exiting his start against the Astros having recorded just two outs in the first inning and eventually being tagged with eight runs, a bad start in a rough loss....

Scoring Summary

KCWSH

1
Carter Jensen homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
2
John Rave homers (1) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
20
3
Lane Thomas homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
30
3
Michael Massey homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
40
6
Isaac Collins singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. John Rave scores. [1 run]
50
6
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. [1 run]
60
6
CJ Abrams doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Curtis Mead scores. [1 run]
61
6
Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder John Rave to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [1 run] [3 outs]
62

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.235
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	4	.290
3Jac Caglianone1B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	.267
4Lane ThomasCF	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	.226
5Michael Massey2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.261
6Salvador PerezDH	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Kameron MisnerPR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375
7John RaveRF	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	.500
8Nick Loftin3B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.238
9Isaac CollinsLF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.221
TOTAL	13	37	6	6	3	4	4	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Luinder AvilaRHP	5.2	3	1	1	5	1	91	5.50
Matt StrahmLHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	6	5.73
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	11	5.60
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	15	2.73
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	19	4.01
TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	6	1	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.277
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.260
3Curtis Mead3B	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.233
4CJ AbramsSS	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.284
5Dylan CrewsCF	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.189
6Daylen LileLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257
7Keibert RuizC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282
8Jose TenaDH	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.220
9Nasim Nunez2B	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.223

TOTAL	6	31	2	2	6	1	0	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack LittellRHP	5.0	7	4	4	2	2	4	99	5.45
Mitchell ParkerLHP	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	29	6.09
PJ PoulinLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	3.29
Paxton SchultzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	5.52

TOTAL	9.0	13	6	6	3	4	4	169	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCWSH

TOP 1
HOME RUN — Carter Jensen homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out sharply, second baseman Nasim Nunez to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood.
10
LINEOUT — Lane Thomas lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile. [2 outs]
10
FLYOUT — Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Luis Garcia Jr. grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Curtis Mead strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

WSH

6Runs2

13Hits6

0Errors0

.351Batting Avg.194

37At Bats31

6Extra-base Hits1

4Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks1

2Stolen Bases0

3Strikeouts6

9Left on Base4

28Total Bases7

Game Details

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · 1:05 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 17,643 (42.7%)

weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: WSH -132

over/under: 10.5