MLB

Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
29-44, 12-23 Away

vs
Washington Nationals
38-35, 15-21 Home

Nationals host the Royals on 3-game home win streak

How can I watch Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals?
  • TV Channel: Royals at Nationals 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
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Matchup Prediction

Nationals: 61.6%
Royals: 38.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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73 Games Played 73
73 Team Games Played 73
28 Hit By Pitch 35
715 Ground Balls 825
588 Strikeouts 597
280 Runs Batted In 378
9 Sacrifice Hit 11
589 Hits 619
55 Stolen Bases 72
250 Walks 252
0 Catcher Interference 3
291 Runs 399
45 Ground Into Double Play 43
29 Sacrifice Flies 14
2436 At Bats 2505
64 Home Runs 95
2 Grand Slam Home Runs 4
0 Runners Left On Base 0
8 Triples 13
28 Game Winning RBIs 36
7 Intentional Walks 10
122 Doubles 127
1171 Fly Balls 1108
18 Caught Stealing 18
10585 Pitches 10707
73 Games Started 73
53 Pinch At Bats 73
13 Pinch Hits 19
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
919 Total Bases 1057
2752 Plate Appearances 2820
142.0 Projected Home Runs 211.0
194 Extra Base Hits 235
300.6 Runs Created 351.9
.242 Batting Average .247
.245 Pinch Hit Average .260
.377 Slugging Percentage .422
.253 Secondary Average .297
.316 On Base Percentage .323
.693 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .745
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.7
4.2 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.8
2242.0 Batter Rating 2816.5
38.1 At Bats Per Home Run 26.4
0.75 Stolen Base Percentage 0.80
3.85 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.80
.135 Isolated Power .175
0.43 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.42
.091 Walks Per Plate Appearance .089
.011 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .050
571.0 Runs Produced 777.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.9
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
1617.5 MLB Rating 1982.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

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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
Full Standings

Royals Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> TEX L 4-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> HOU L 10-8
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> HOU L 8-7
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> HOU W 4-0
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> WSH L 7-3

Nationals Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> SF L 11-10
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> SEA L 10-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> SEA W 8-3
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> SEA W 10-1
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> KC W 7-3