Royals beat Nationals 6-2.

Final · MLB · Wed Jun 17, 12:05 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Luinder Avila (KC) vs Zack Littell (WSH)
TV: Nationals.TV, Royals.TV
Where: Nationals Park

Royals beat Nationals 6-2. Royals led from start to finish.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	13	0
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	0

Win: Luinder Avila. Loss: Zack Littell. Home runs: Jensen (KC), Thomas, L (KC), Massey (KC), Rave (KC).

By the numbers: Hits KC 13, WSH 6; Errors KC 0, WSH 0; Left on base KC 16, WSH 10.

Team stats

	KC	WSH
Hits	13	6
Errors	0	0
Left on base	16	10
Home runs	4	0
Walks	4	1
Strikeouts	3	6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Jensen C	4	1	4	1	1	0	1
Witt Jr. SS	4	0	1	1	1	0	0
Caglianone 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	0
Thomas, L CF	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Massey 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
Perez, S DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
Misner DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rave RF	4	2	2	1	0	1	1
Loftin 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Collins LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Totals	37	6	13	6	4	3	4

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Avila (W)	5.2	3	1	1	1	5	91
Strahm	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	6
Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	11
Schreiber	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	15
Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	19
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	1	6	142

Washington Nationals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Wood RF	4	0	0	0	0	2
García Jr., L 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mead 3B	2	1	0	0	1	1
Abrams SS	4	1	1	1	0	1
Crews CF	4	0	1	1	0	0
Lile LF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ruiz, K C	3	0	1	0	0	0
Tena DH	3	0	1	0	0	2
Nuñez, N 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	6	2	1	6

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Littell (L)	5.0	7	4	4	2	2	4	99
Parker	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	29
Poulin	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23
Schultz	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18
Totals	9.0	13	6	6	4	3	4	169

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

0 out KC Carter Jensen homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. KC 1, WSH 0
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out sharply, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.
1 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood.
2 out KC Lane Thomas lines out sharply to left fielder Daylen Lile.
3 out KC Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews.

Bottom 1st 3

1 out WSH James Wood strikes out swinging.
2 out WSH Luis García Jr. grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone.
3 out WSH Curtis Mead strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd 6

1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.
1 out KC John Rave homers (1) on a line drive to center field. KC 2, WSH 0
1 out KC Nick Loftin walks.
2 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews.
2 out KC Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Nick Loftin to 2nd.
3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to first baseman Luis García Jr. in foul territory.

Bottom 2nd 3

1 out WSH CJ Abrams strikes out swinging.
2 out WSH Dylan Crews flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
3 out WSH Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone.

Top 3rd 5

1 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to first baseman Luis García Jr.
1 out KC Lane Thomas homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. KC 3, WSH 0
1 out KC Michael Massey homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. KC 4, WSH 0
2 out KC Salvador Perez pops out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez.
3 out KC John Rave strikes out swinging.

Bottom 3rd 5

0 out WSH Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder John Rave.
1 out WSH José Tena strikes out swinging.
1 out WSH Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd.
2 out WSH James Wood grounds out softly, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Luinder Avila. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd.
3 out WSH Luis García Jr. lines out to right fielder John Rave.

Top 4th 5

1 out KC Nick Loftin lines out to center fielder Dylan Crews.
1 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a fly ball to center fielder Dylan Crews.
1 out KC Carter Jensen walks. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder James Wood.
3 out KC Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out WSH Curtis Mead flies out to right fielder John Rave.
2 out WSH CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder John Rave.
3 out WSH Dylan Crews flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

Top 5th 3

1 out KC Lane Thomas pops out to first baseman Luis García Jr.
2 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.
3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out sharply, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr.

Bottom 5th 4

1 out WSH Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out WSH Keibert Ruiz grounds out, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Luinder Avila.
2 out WSH José Tena singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
3 out WSH Nasim Nuñez flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

Top 6th 6

0 out KC John Rave triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder James Wood.
1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, pitcher Mitchell Parker to first baseman Luis García Jr.
1 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Luis García Jr. John Rave scores. KC 5, WSH 0
1 out KC Carter Jensen singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. KC 6, WSH 0
3 out KC Jac Caglianone lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Luis García Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 1st.

Bottom 6th 5

1 out WSH James Wood strikes out swinging.
2 out WSH Luis García Jr. lines out to third baseman Nick Loftin.
2 out WSH Curtis Mead walks.
2 out WSH CJ Abrams doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Curtis Mead scores. KC 6, WSH 1
3 out WSH 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. KC 6, WSH 2

Top 7th 4

0 out KC Lane Thomas walks.
1 out KC Michael Massey out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. Lane Thomas to 2nd.
2 out KC Salvador Perez pops out to second baseman Nasim Nuñez.
3 out KC John Rave flies out to right fielder James Wood.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out WSH Daylen Lile grounds out, first baseman Jac Caglianone to pitcher Lucas Erceg.
2 out WSH Keibert Ruiz grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone.
3 out WSH José Tena strikes out swinging.

Top 8th 5

1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, first baseman Luis García Jr. to pitcher PJ Poulin.
2 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out sharply, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr.
2 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder James Wood.
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
3 out KC Jac Caglianone flies out to right fielder James Wood.

Bottom 8th 3

0 out WSH Nasim Nuñez singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out WSH James Wood grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Nasim Nuñez out at 2nd. James Wood out at 1st.
3 out WSH Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone.

Top 9th 4

1 out KC Lane Thomas challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
2 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr.
2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
3 out KC Kameron Misner caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Keibert Ruiz to shortstop CJ Abrams.

Bottom 9th 4

0 out WSH Curtis Mead hit by pitch.
1 out WSH CJ Abrams pops out to first baseman Jac Caglianone.
2 out WSH Dylan Crews lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
3 out WSH Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder John Rave.