Nationals get past Royals 7-3.

Final · MLB · Mon Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Mitch Spence (KC) vs Andrew Alvarez (WSH)
TV: Nationals.TV, Royals.TV
Where: Nationals Park

Nationals get past Royals 7-3. Nationals took the lead for good in the 3rd.

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

Win: Brad Lord. Loss: Mitch Spence. Home runs: Crews (WSH). Crews drove in 3 for Nationals.

By the numbers: Hits KC 8, WSH 8; Errors KC 0, WSH 0; Left on base KC 12, WSH 10.

Team stats

	KC	WSH
Hits	8	8
Errors	0	0
Left on base	12	10
Home runs	0	1
Walks	3	4
Strikeouts	10	3

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Thomas, L CF	5	0	1	0	0	1
Witt Jr. SS	3	1	0	0	1	1
Caglianone RF	4	1	2	0	0	1
Garcia, M 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1
Marte, S DH	3	1	1	0	0	1
Rave DH	0	0	0	0	1	0
Perez, S 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
Loftin 2B	3	0	2	0	1	1
Jensen C	4	0	1	1	0	1
Collins LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	34	3	8	3	3	10

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Spence (L)	4.0	7	6	6	1	1	0	63
Black	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	36
Way	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	28
Totals	8.0	8	7	7	4	3	1	127

Washington Nationals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Wood DH	3	2	1	0	1	1	0
García Jr., L 1B	4	1	1	2	0	0	0
Mead 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	0
Abrams SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Crews RF	4	1	1	3	0	0	1
Lile LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Young CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ruiz, K C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nuñez, N 2B	2	2	2	0	1	0	0
Totals	31	7	8	7	4	3	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Alvarez, A	4.0	5	1	1	1	5	58
Lord (W)	3.0	2	2	2	1	2	48
Beeter	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	18
Varland, G	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	3	10	144

Play-by-play

Top 1st 4

1 out KC Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr.
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
3 out KC Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st 3

1 out WSH James Wood strikes out on a foul tip.
2 out WSH Luis García Jr. lines out to first baseman Salvador Perez.
3 out WSH Curtis Mead grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Top 2nd 4

1 out KC Starling Marte strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile.
2 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
3 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

Bottom 2nd 4

1 out WSH CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
2 out WSH Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
2 out WSH Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
3 out WSH Jacob Young flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

Top 3rd 4

1 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.
1 out KC Lane Thomas singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young.
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.
3 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, pitcher Andrew Alvarez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

Bottom 3rd 6

1 out WSH Keibert Ruiz grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.
1 out WSH Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1 out WSH James Wood doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd.
2 out WSH Luis García Jr. pops out to first baseman Salvador Perez in foul territory.
2 out WSH Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas, deflected by second baseman Nick Loftin. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood scores. KC 0, WSH 2
3 out WSH CJ Abrams grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Curtis Mead out at 2nd.

Top 4th 6

1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr.
1 out KC Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams, deflected by pitcher Andrew Alvarez.
2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Nick Loftin walks. Starling Marte to 2nd.
2 out KC Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Starling Marte scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. KC 1, WSH 2
3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out WSH Dylan Crews pops out to second baseman Nick Loftin.
2 out WSH Daylen Lile grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez.
3 out WSH Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Top 5th 5

1 out KC Lane Thomas lines out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
1 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
1 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. KC 3, WSH 2
3 out KC Starling Marte grounds into a double play, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Starling Marte out at 1st.

Bottom 5th 8

0 out WSH Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.
0 out WSH Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd.
0 out WSH James Wood walks. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd.
0 out WSH Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Keibert Ruiz scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood to 2nd. KC 3, WSH 4
1 out WSH Curtis Mead flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
2 out WSH CJ Abrams flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins in foul territory.
2 out WSH Dylan Crews homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. scores. KC 3, WSH 7
3 out WSH Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

Top 6th 3

1 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, pitcher Brad Lord to second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.
2 out KC Nick Loftin called out on strikes.
3 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher Brad Lord.

Bottom 6th 4

1 out WSH Jacob Young pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory.
2 out WSH Keibert Ruiz pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory.
2 out WSH Nasim Nuñez walks.
3 out WSH James Wood grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Top 7th 3

1 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Jacob Young.
2 out KC Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out WSH Luis García Jr. grounds out to first baseman Salvador Perez.
2 out WSH Curtis Mead called out on strikes.
3 out WSH CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.

Top 8th 4

1 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr.
2 out KC John Rave walks.
3 out KC Salvador Perez called out on strikes.

Bottom 8th 4

1 out WSH Dylan Crews grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
1 out WSH Daylen Lile walks.
2 out WSH Jacob Young walks.
3 out WSH Keibert Ruiz grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Top 9th 4

0 out KC Nick Loftin doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile.
1 out KC Carter Jensen pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams.
2 out KC Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Isaac Collins called out on strikes.
3 out KC Lane Thomas grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr.