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Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 6–4 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 4 69-93
at Washington Nationals 6 77-85

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 10 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 6 10 1
  • W: Paxton Schultz (1-2)
  • L: Daniel Lynch IV (2-1)
  • S: Gus Varland

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Lane Thomas (4)
  • Washington Nationals: Curtis Mead (11)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals Nasim Nuñez triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Drew Millas scores. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals James Wood out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nuñez scores. 0–2
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. 1–2
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals James Wood singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nuñez scores. 1–3
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 3–3
Bottom 7th Washington Nationals Curtis Mead homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Nasim Nuñez scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. 3–6
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. 4–6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Lane Thomas RF 3 2 1 1 2 0 .225
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 .290
Jac Caglianone 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Maikel Garcia 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 .215
Starling Marte DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Nick Loftin 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .245
Tyler Tolbert 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .235
Michael Massey 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Kameron Misner CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .375
Totals 35 4 10 4 4 8
Pitcher
Michael Wacha 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 90 3.64
Daniel Lynch IV (L, 2-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 1 29 2.61
Connor Seabold 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 4.05

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .281
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .264
Andrés Chaparro 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .172
José Tena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Jorbit Vivas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Curtis Mead 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 .236
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285
Dylan Crews LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .187
Daylen Lile DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Jacob Young CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235
Drew Millas C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .187
Nasim Nuñez 2B 2 3 2 1 2 0 .217
Totals 32 6 10 6 4 4
Pitcher
Foster Griffin 6.0 6 1 1 2 6 0 100 3.32
Orlando Ribalta (H, 5) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 14 2.66
Richard Lovelady (BS, 2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.83
Paxton Schultz (W, 1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.72
Gus Varland (S, 6) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 5.20

Game info

Weather
78 degrees, Clear
Wind
7 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
2:43
Attendance
25,053
Umpires
Home Plate: Chad Fairchild, First Base: Bill Miller, Second Base: Brian Walsh, Third Base: Chad Whitson

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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