Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Nationals

47-72

5-8

Final

Royals

60-60

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 8-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the Washington Nationals 8-5 on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-3 with a home run and 5 RBI for the Royals. James Wood went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Nationals.

WSH

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Maikel Garcia3B	0-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	16	.302	.364	.471
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1-2	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	19	.286	.344	.492
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2-3	3	1	2	5	1	0	0	16	.258	.320	.442
Salvador PerezDH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	.246	.291	.450
Randal GrichukDH	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	14	.206	.289	.353
Jonathan India2B	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	19	.236	.322	.346
Adam Frazier2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	.311	.333	.410
Nick Loftin3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	.203	.262	.352
Tyler TolbertSS	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	.241	.267	.345
Bench
Kyle IsbelCF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.297	.384
John RaveRF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.301	.322

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael WachaSP	5.2	5	2	2	2	3	0	79-51	3.35	79
Bench
Sam LongRP	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	25-15	7.40	25
John SchreiberRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	3.45	2
Taylor ClarkeRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	20-14	3.58	20
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	2.52	7

Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals

Who won: Royals 8-5

More from this season series: KC wins series 2-1

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