Royals vs Nationals

Final · Mon Jun 15 · 6:45 PM ET · Nationals Park

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals29-44

FinalJun 15, 2026

Washington NationalsNationals38-35

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+113

WSH−136

Run line

KC +1.5−181

WSH −1.5+149

Total O/U

Over 9.5−111

Under 9.5−109

Run line: Nationals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 9.5 (10 runs).

Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 at Nationals Park in Washington on Jun 15, 2026 to move to 38-35.

The Nationals have won 3 straight. They scored 5 runs in the fifth inning.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3
WSH	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	x	7

W: Lord (5-0) · L: Spence (0-1)

Scoring plays

Bottom 3

WSHSingleMead singled to center, Nuñez scored and Wood scored.0-2

Top 4

KCSingleJensen reached on infield single to second, Marte scored, Loftin to third.1-2

Top 5

KCSingleGarcia singled to right, Witt Jr. scored and Caglianone scored.3-2

Bottom 5

WSHSingleGarcía Jr. singled to left, Nuñez scored and Ruiz scored, Wood to second.3-4
WSHHome runCrews homered to left (366 feet), Wood scored and García Jr. scored.3-7

Team stats

KCWSH

Hits: 8; 8
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 3; 7
Walks: 3; 4
Strikeouts: 10; 3
Runners Left On Base: 12; 10
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lane Thomas CF	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	1	24	.223	.349	.317
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	16	.284	.357	.450
Jac Caglianone RF	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	10	.274	.347	.444
Maikel Garcia 3B	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	1	17	.267	.325	.380
Starling Marte DH	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	6	.257	.317	.338
John Rave DH	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.000	1.000	.000
Salvador Perez 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.199	.245	.326
Nick Loftin 2B	2-3	3	0	2	0	1	1	18	.235	.345	.378
Carter Jensen C	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	19	.221	.288	.387
Isaac Collins LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.213	.335	.299

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Mitch Spence P	4.0	7	6	6	1	1	0	63-42	13.50	63
Mason Black P	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	36-21	2.87	36
Beck Way P	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	28-14	6.75	28

Nationals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James Wood DH	1-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	13	.282	.415	.560
Luis Garcia Jr. 1B	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	16	.259	.283	.460
Curtis Mead 3B	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	.234	.340	.463
CJ Abrams SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.285	.372	.510
Dylan Crews RF	1-4	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	13	.195	.239	.356
Daylen Lile LF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	15	.263	.321	.425
Jacob Young CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	.234	.286	.396
Keibert Ruiz C	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	.281	.301	.500
Nasim Nunez 2B	2-2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	15	.209	.295	.234

Nationals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Andrew Alvarez P	4.0	5	1	1	1	5	58-40	3.49	58
Brad Lord P	3.0	2	2	2	1	2	48-31	2.44	48
Clayton Beeter P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	18-9	3.38	18
Gus Varland P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-14	5.06	20

Game info

VenueNationals Park, Washington, DC

Attendance14,444

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Chad Whitson · First Base Umpire: Chad Fairchild · Second Base Umpire: Bill Miller · Third Base Umpire: Brian Walsh

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