Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals

Jun 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. Lynch IVwin: Washington Nationals logo

P. Schultzsave: Washington Nationals logo

G. Varland

Game Recap

WASHINGTON -- Nasim Nunez narrowly missed his first home run of the season. Instead, he ended up with an all-around game that showcased his speed, athleticism and grit. “My best big league performance, in my opinion,” Nunez said. “It was pretty cool. I showed off all my tools, and then...

Scoring Summary

KCWSH

3
Nasim Nunez triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Drew Millas scores. [1 run]
01
3
James Wood out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nunez scores. [1 run] [1 out]
02
5
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. [1 run]
12
5
James Wood singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nunez scores. [1 run]
13
7
Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
33
7
Curtis Mead homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Nasim Nunez scores. Andres Chaparro scores. [3 runs]
36
9
Lane Thomas homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasRF	1	3	2	1	0	2	1	0	.225
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.290
3Jac Caglianone1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	6	.269
4Maikel Garcia3B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.266
Isaac CollinsPH-LF	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.215
5Starling MarteDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.256
6Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
7Nick Loftin2B-3B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245
8Tyler TolbertLF-2B	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	.235
Michael MasseyPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261
9Kameron MisnerCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.375

TOTAL	10	35	4	4	8	4	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	6.0	7	3	3	3	1	0	90	3.64
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	2	3	3	1	2	1	29	2.61
Connor SeaboldRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	4.05


TOTAL	8.0	10	6	6	4	4	1	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	.281
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.264
Andres ChaparroPH-1B	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.172
Jose TenaPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217
Jorbit Vivas3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
3Curtis Mead3B-1B	1	3	1	3	0	1	1	2	.236
4CJ AbramsSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.285
5Dylan CrewsLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.187
6Daylen LileDH	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
7Jacob YoungCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235
8Drew MillasC	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.187
9Nasim Nunez2B	2	2	3	1	0	2	0	0	.217
TOTAL	10	32	6	6	4	4	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Foster GriffinLHP	6.0	6	1	1	6	2	0	100	3.32
Orlando RibaltaRHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	0	14	2.66
Richard LoveladyLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2.83
Paxton SchultzRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	5.72
Gus VarlandRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	23	5.20
TOTAL	9.0	10	4	4	8	4	1	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCWSH

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Lane Thomas grounds out softly, second baseman Nasim Nunez to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (27) 2nd base. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by first baseman Luis Garcia Jr.
00
WALK — Maikel Garcia walks.
00
POP OUT — Starling Marte pops out softly to shortstop CJ Abrams. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Luis Garcia Jr. singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
00
POP OUT — Curtis Mead pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

WSH

4Runs6

10Hits10

0Errors1

.286Batting Avg.313

35At Bats32

2Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In6

4Walks4

1Stolen Bases3

8Strikeouts4

9Left on Base8

14Total Bases18

Game Details

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 6:45 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 25,053 (60.6%)

weather: 78 degrees, clear

spread: WSH -143

over/under: 8.5