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Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Washington Nationals 6–2 on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 6 69-93
at Washington Nationals 2 77-85

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 13 0
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
  • W: Luinder Avila (2-3)
  • L: Zack Littell (6-6)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (9), Lane Thomas (5), Michael Massey (7), John Rave (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Top 2nd Kansas City Royals John Rave homers (1) on a line drive to center field. 2–0
Top 3rd Kansas City Royals Lane Thomas homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. 3–0
Top 3rd Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. 4–0
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Luis García Jr. John Rave scores. 5–0
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. 6–0
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals CJ Abrams doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Curtis Mead scores. 6–1
Bottom 6th Washington Nationals 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. 6–2

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 1 4 1 1 0 .235
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .290
Jac Caglianone 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Lane Thomas CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .226
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .261
Salvador Perez DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Kameron Misner DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
John Rave RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 .500
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Isaac Collins LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .221
Totals 37 6 13 6 4 3
Pitcher
Luinder Avila (W, 2-3) 5.2 3 1 1 1 5 0 91 5.50
Matt Strahm 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 5.73
Lucas Erceg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.60
John Schreiber 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.73
Alex Lange 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.01

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277
Luis García Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Curtis Mead 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .233
CJ Abrams SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .284
Dylan Crews CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .189
Daylen Lile LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Keibert Ruiz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282
José Tena DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 .220
Nasim Nuñez 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .223
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 6
Pitcher
Zack Littell (L, 6-6) 5.0 7 4 4 2 2 4 99 5.45
Mitchell Parker 2.0 4 2 2 1 0 0 29 6.09
PJ Poulin 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.29
Paxton Schultz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.52

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:05 PM
Time of game
2:49
Attendance
17,643
Umpires
Home Plate: Bill Miller, First Base: Brian Walsh, Second Base: Chad Whitson, Third Base: Chad Fairchild

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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