Washington Nationals - Kansas City Royals 06-16-2026

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Kansas City Royals

P: Michael Wacha · 3.58 ERA

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Tue, Jun 16

Washington Nationals

P: Foster Griffin · 3.46 ERA

Team

Kansas City Royals

Washington Nationals

WSH

Game Details

• Nationals Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Michael Wacha

Kansas City Royals Away

ERA

3.58

WHIP

1.159

K/9

7.06

BB/9

2.76

88.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.42 WHIP —

Foster Griffin

Washington Nationals Home

ERA

3.46

WHIP

1.090

K/9

8.54

BB/9

2.42

78.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.62 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Kansas City Royals	+122	+1.5 (-168)	O 8.5 (-112)
Washington Nationals	-132	-1.5 (+151)	U 8.5 (+100)

Latest pre-game line · Jun 16

Weather & Conditions

Temp80°F

Wind 7 mphSSW · out

Gusts11 mph

Humidity33%

SkyClear

Away Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
RFLane Thomas HR	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	.225
SSBobby Witt Jr.	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	.290
1BJac Caglianone	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	.269
3BMaikel Garcia	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.266
LFIsaac Collins	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	.215
DHStarling Marte	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.256
CSalvador Perez	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200
3BNick Loftin 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.245
2BTyler Tolbert	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.235
2BMichael Massey	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261
CFKameron Misner	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.375
Totals	35	4	10	4	4	8	16	—

Away Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Michael Wacha	6.0	7	3	3	1	3	0	90-65	3.64
Daniel Lynch IV (L, 2-1)	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	1	29-15	2.61
Connor Seabold	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	23-13	4.05
Totals	8.0	10	6	6	4	4	1	—	—

Home Batting

Washington Nationals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
RFJames Wood	4	0	1	2	0	1	3	.281
1BLuis García Jr.	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	.264
1BAndrés Chaparro	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.172
PHJosé Tena	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.217
3BJorbit Vivas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
1BCurtis Mead HR	3	1	1	3	1	0	2	.236
SSCJ Abrams	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.285
LFDylan Crews	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.187
DHDaylen Lile	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
CFJacob Young	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.235
CDrew Millas 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.187
2BNasim Nuñez 3B	2	3	2	1	2	0	0	.217
Totals	32	6	10	6	4	4	17	—

Home Pitching

Washington Nationals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Foster Griffin	6.0	6	1	1	2	6	0	100-74	3.32
Orlando Ribalta (H, 5)	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	14-8	2.66
Richard Lovelady (BS, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.83
Paxton Schultz (W, 1-2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	5.72
Gus Varland (S, 6)	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	23-14	5.20
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	4	8	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B3	0–1	Nasim Nuñez triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Drew Millas scores.
B3	0–2	James Wood out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nuñez scores.
T5	1–2	Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd.
B5	1–3	James Wood singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nuñez scores.
T7	3–3	Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
B7	3–6	Curtis Mead homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Nasim Nuñez scores. Andrés Chaparro scores.
T9	4–6	Lane Thomas homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.

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