Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Royals

85-74

7-4

Final

Nationals

69-90

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Washington Nationals 7-4 on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Nationals Park. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Nationals 3-0 in the 9th inning. Hunter Renfroe went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals. Luis Garcia Jr. went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals.

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The Kansas City Royals completed a series sweep with a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Royals 40-38 on the road; Nationals 36-42 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Nationals4th in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador Perez1B
4Yuli GurrielDH
5Freddy FerminC
6Hunter RenfroeRF
7Maikel Garcia2B
8Paul DeJong3B
9Garrett HampsonCF

Nationals4th in NL East

Patrick Corbin SP

Probable starter · 6-13, 5.62 ERA, 139 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1Dylan CrewsRF
2James WoodLF
3Juan YepezDH
4Luis Garcia Jr.2B
5Jose Tena3B
6Keibert RuizC
7Joey Gallo1B
8Jacob YoungCF
9Nasim NunezSS

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 3, Nationals 0 (Sep 25)

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 14,357
Officials: Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Brian Walsh (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Doug Eddings (Third Base Umpire)