Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Royals

29-45

4-6

Final

Nationals

39-35

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Nationals 6-4

The Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Curtis Mead went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Lane Thomas went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

WSH

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
James WoodRF	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	.281	.412	.555
Luis Garcia Jr.1B	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	.264	.288	.463
Curtis Mead3B	1-3	3	1	1	3	1	1	0	17	.236	.343	.478
CJ AbramsSS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.285	.370	.506
Dylan CrewsRF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.187	.229	.341
Daylen LileLF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	.260	.320	.420
Jacob YoungCF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	15	.235	.285	.394
Drew MillasC	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	13	.187	.269	.280
Nasim Nunez2B	2-2	2	3	2	1	0	2	0	20	.217	.307	.261
Bench
Andres Chaparro1B	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	.172	.368	.276
Jose TenaDH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217	.273	.357
Jorbit Vivas3B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.325	.318

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Foster GriffinSP	6.0	6	1	1	2	6	0	100-74	3.32	100
Bench
Orlando RibaltaRP	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	14-8	2.66	14
Richard LoveladyRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.83	12
Paxton SchultzRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	5.72	15
Gus VarlandRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	23-14	5.20	23

Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals

Who won: Nationals 6-4

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

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