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Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals

MLB
Royals
30-45
6-2
Final
Nationals
39-36
Nationals Park
TV: MLB.TV
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KC1120020006
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Who won: Royals 6-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Nationals Park. The Royals outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Carter Jensen went 4-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.8Carter JensenC
  2. 28.2John RaveRF
  3. 37.6Lane ThomasRF
  4. 47.5Michael Massey2B
  5. 57.4Luinder AvilaSP
  6. 67.2Isaac CollinsLF
  7. 77.0Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  8. 87.0Nasim Nunez2B
  9. 96.9CJ AbramsSS
  10. 106.7Lucas ErcegRP
  11. 116.6Alex LangeRP
  12. 126.6Paxton SchultzRP

Team stats

KCWSH
13Hits6
4Home runs0
6RBI2
4Walks1
3Strikeouts6
2.00ERA6.00
142Pitches169

Player of the game

Carter Jensen

KC · 4-4, HR, 2B, 1 RBI

8.8

Win probability

100%KC final
KCWSH

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Play by play

  1. Bot 9thDaylen Lile

    Flied out to right

    Lile flied out to right.

    D. Lile · 0-4

  2. Bot 9thDylan Crews

    Lined out to center

    Crews lined out to center.

    D. Crews · 1-4, 1 RBI

  3. Bot 9thCJ Abrams

    Popped out to first

    Abrams popped out to first.

    C. Abrams · 1-4, 1 RBI

  4. Bot 9thAlex Lange

    Mead to second on passed ball by Jensen

    Mead to second on passed ball by Jensen.

  5. Bot 9thCurtis Mead

    Hit by pitch

    Mead hit by pitch.

    C. Mead · 0-2

  6. Bot 9thAlex Lange

    Lange relieved Schreiber

  7. Bot 9thKC

    Misner as designated hitter

    Misner as designated hitter.

  8. Bottom of the 9th inning
  9. Top 9thPaxton Schultz

    Misner caught stealing second

    Misner caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.

  10. Top 9thKC

    Misner ran for Perez

  11. Top 9thSalvador Perez

    Singled to left

    Perez singled to left.

    S. Perez · 1-5

  12. Top 9thMichael Massey

    Grounded out to second

    Massey grounded out to second.

    M. Massey · 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  13. Top 9thLane Thomas

    Struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged call...

    Thomas struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld

    L. Thomas · 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  14. Top 9thPaxton Schultz

    Schultz relieved Poulin

  15. Top of the 9th inning
  16. Bot 8thLuis Garcia Jr.

    García Jr. grounded out to second

    García Jr. grounded out to second.

    L. Garcia Jr. · 0-4

  17. Bot 8thJames Wood

    Grounded into double play

    Wood grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Nuñez out at second.

    J. Wood · 0-4

  18. Bot 8thNasim Nunez

    Nuñez singled to left

    Nuñez singled to left.

    N. Nunez · 2-3

  19. Bot 8thJohn Schreiber

    Schreiber relieved Erceg

  20. Bottom of the 8th inning
  21. Top 8thJac Caglianone

    Flied out to right

    Caglianone flied out to right.

    J. Caglianone · 1-5

  22. Top 8thPJ Poulin

    Witt Jr. stole second

    Witt Jr. stole second, Jensen stole third.

  23. Top 8thBobby Witt Jr.

    Walked

    Witt Jr. walked.

    B. Witt Jr. · 1-4, 1 RBI

  24. Top 8thCarter Jensen

    Doubled to right

    Jensen doubled to right.

    C. Jensen · 4-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  25. Top 8thIsaac Collins

    Grounded out to third

    Collins grounded out to third.

    I. Collins · 2-4, 1 RBI

Season seriesWSH wins series 2-1

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