Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Curtis Mead | Curtis Mead singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas, deflected by second baseman Nick Loftin. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood scores. | KC 0, WSH 2 |
| T4 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Starling Marte scores. Nick Loftin to 3rd. | KC 1, WSH 2 |
| T5 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. | KC 3, WSH 2 |
| B5 | Luis García Jr. | Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Keibert Ruiz scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. James Wood to 2nd. | KC 3, WSH 4 |
| B5 | Dylan Crews | Dylan Crews homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. scores. | KC 3, WSH 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Mitch Spence started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Mason Black took the roughest line.
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Mitch Spence
Starter
4.0
63
6
1
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Mitch Spence threw
CSW 17% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 24 38% 1 4 8 5 6 Slider 12 19% 2 2 1 5 2 Sinker 12 19% 0 1 1 4 6 Curveball 9 14% 0 1 3 3 2 Changeup 6 10% 0 0 0 4 2 - Mason Black Middle 2.0 36 1 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Beck Way Middle 2.0 28 0 2
Andrew Alvarez started for Nationals, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Brad Lord took the roughest line.
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Andrew Alvarez
Starter
4.0
58
1
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Alvarez threw
CSW 34% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 23 40% 4 5 3 8 3 Sinker 16 28% 0 5 0 6 5 Slider 12 21% 2 2 3 2 3 Four-Seam Fastball 7 12% 1 1 2 2 1 - Brad Lord Middle 3.0 48 2 2 W
- Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 18 0 2
- Gus Varland Setup 1.0 20 0 1
Where the game turned
- Jr. 1B (2)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .349 | .317 | .666 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 | .357 | .450 | .807 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .347 | .444 | .791 | 2B |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .325 | .380 | .705 | |
| John Rave DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .199 | .245 | .326 | .571 | |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .345 | .378 | .723 | 2B |
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .288 | .387 | .675 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .335 | .299 | .634 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .317 | .338 | .655 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .415 | .560 | .975 | 2B |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .283 | .460 | .743 | |
| Curtis Mead 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .340 | .463 | .803 | |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .372 | .510 | .882 | |
| Dylan Crews RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .239 | .356 | .595 | HR (4) |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .321 | .425 | .746 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .286 | .396 | .682 | |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .301 | .500 | .801 | |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .295 | .234 | .529 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Spence | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 13.50 | L |
| Mason Black | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 2.87 | |
| Beck Way | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6.75 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Alvarez | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 3.49 | |
| Brad Lord | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2.44 | W |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3.38 | |
| Gus Varland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5.06 |
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.