Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals

Jun 15, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Spence(0-1)win: Washington Nationals logo

B. Lord(5-0)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals game highlights

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Scoring Summary

KCWSH

3Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas, deflected by second baseman Nick Loftin. Nasim Nunez scores. James Wood scores. [2 runs] 02
4Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nunez. Starling Marte scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. [1 run] 12
5Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [2 runs] 32
5Luis Garcia Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Keibert Ruiz scores. Nasim Nunez scores. James Wood to 2nd. [2 runs] 34
5Dylan Crews homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. James Wood scores. Luis Garcia Jr. scores. [3 runs] 37

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Lane ThomasCF	1	5	0	0	1	0	1	.223
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	.284
3Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	1	0	1	0	1	.274
4Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	2	1	0	1	.267
5Starling MarteDH	1	3	1	0	1	0	1	.257
John RavePH-DH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
6Salvador Perez1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.199
7Nick Loftin2B	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	.235
8Carter JensenC	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	.221
9Isaac CollinsLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	3	.213
TOTAL	8	34	3	3	10	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mitch SpenceRHP	4.0	7	6	6	1	1	0	63	13.50
Mason BlackRHP	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	36	2.87
Beck WayRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	28	6.75

TOTAL	8.0	8	7	7	3	4	1	127	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodDH	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	1	.282
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.259
3Curtis Mead3B	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.234
4CJ AbramsSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.285
5Dylan CrewsRF	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.195
6Daylen LileLF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263
7Jacob YoungCF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.234
8Keibert RuizC	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.281
9Nasim Nunez2B	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.209

TOTAL	8	31	7	7	3	4	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Andrew AlvarezLHP	4.0	5	1	1	5	1	58	3.49
Brad LordRHP	3.0	2	2	2	2	1	48	2.44
Clayton BeeterRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	18	3.38
Gus VarlandRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	20	5.06
TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	10	3	144	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCWSH

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
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STRIKEOUT — Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out on a foul tip. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Luis Garcia Jr. lines out to first baseman Salvador Perez. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Curtis Mead grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

WSH

3Runs7

8Hits8

0Errors0

.235Batting Avg.258

34At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In7

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts3

7Left on Base4

10Total Bases12

Game Details

Monday, June 15, 2026 · 6:45 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 14,444 (34.9%)

weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: WSH -136

over/under: 9.5