MLB

Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
29-44, 12-23 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
3 - 7
Washington Nationals
38-35, 15-21 Home

García and Crews key 5-run 5th inning as Nationals beat Royals 7-3

Curtis Mead hits an RBI single

Washington (38-35) has won seven of 10 and moved three games over .500 for the first time since 2019, when the Nationals won the World Series.

García's two-run single in the fifth gave the Nationals a 4-3 lead. Three batters later, Crews launched a drive to left field for his fourth homer this season.

Curtis Mead got Washington on the board in the third with a two-out single that bounced off the glove of Royals second baseman Nick Loftin and into center field for a 2-0 lead.

Brad Lord (5-0) threw three innings in relief and allowed two runs on two hits while striking out two. Nationals starter Andrew Alvarez gave up one run in four innings, striking out five.

Starling Marte scored for Kansas City in the fourth on Carter Jensen's infield single, and Maikel Garcia added a two-run single in the fifth that gave the Royals a 3-2 lead.

Kansas City starter Mitch Spence (0-1) was charged with six runs and seven hits in four-plus innings.

Up next Royals RHP Michael Wacha (4-5, 3.58 ERA) starts Tuesday against Nationals LHP Foster Griffin (7-2, 3.46).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Thomas grounded out to third.
9th Inning Collins struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld
9th Inning Jensen popped out to shortstop.
9th Inning Loftin doubled to left.
9th Inning Varland relieved Beeter
8th Inning Ruiz grounded out to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
0 Ground Balls 0
10 Strikeouts 3
3 Runs Batted In 7
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 8
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 7
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 31
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
0 Fly Balls 0
0 Caught Stealing 1
144 Pitches 127
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
10 Total Bases 12
37 Plate Appearances 35
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
2 Extra Base Hits 2
2.7 Runs Created 4.1
.235 Batting Average .258
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.294 Slugging Percentage .387
.147 Secondary Average .226
.297 On Base Percentage .343
.591 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .730
0.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.0
2.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.6
24.0 Batter Rating 41.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 31.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.89 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.63
.059 Isolated Power .129
0.30 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.33
.081 Walks Per Plate Appearance .114
-.088 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.032
6.0 Runs Produced 14.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
74.8 MLB Rating 87.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 14,444 | Capacity:

2026 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago 38 32 .543 - W1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland 39 33 .542 - W2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota 34 40 .459 6 W2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit 30 42 .417 9 W1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City 29 44 .397 10.5 L1

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/atl.png" class="logo-micro">Atlanta 46 25 .648 - L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/phi.png" class="logo-micro">Philadelphia 39 33 .542 7.5 W1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" class="logo-micro">Washington 38 35 .521 9 W3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mia.png" class="logo-micro">Miami 36 37 .493 11 L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png" class="logo-micro">New York 32 40 .444 14.5 L1
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