June 16, 2026 · NL East
Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Nasim Nuñez | Nasim Nuñez triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Drew Millas scores. | KC 0, WSH 1 |
| B3 | James Wood | James Wood out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nuñez scores. | KC 0, WSH 2 |
| T5 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd. | KC 1, WSH 2 |
| B5 | James Wood | James Wood singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kameron Misner. Nasim Nuñez scores. | KC 1, WSH 3 |
| T7 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Crews. Lane Thomas scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 3, WSH 3 |
| B7 | Curtis Mead | Curtis Mead homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Nasim Nuñez scores. Andrés Chaparro scores. | KC 3, WSH 6 |
| T9 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. | KC 4, WSH 6 |
Box score
| 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 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
4
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–3. Out of the bullpen, Daniel Lynch IV took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael Wacha
Starter
6.0
90
3
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 69% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 27 30% 2 3 7 6 9 Cutter 17 19% 1 5 1 5 5 Four-Seam Fastball 16 18% 4 2 6 3 1 Sinker 12 13% 1 4 1 2 4 Curveball 11 12% 1 4 0 6 0 Slider 7 8% 0 1 1 3 2 - Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 29 3 1 L
- Connor Seabold Middle 1.0 23 0 0
Nationals
HOME
6
Foster Griffin started for Nationals, leaving with a 3–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Orlando Ribalta took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Foster Griffin
Starter
6.0
100
1
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Foster Griffin threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 73% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 29 29% 2 4 8 10 5 Sweeper 18 18% 7 5 2 3 1 Four-Seam Fastball 14 14% 1 4 4 2 3 Sinker 13 13% 1 1 6 3 2 Curveball 13 13% 3 2 2 3 3 Changeup 11 11% 0 3 2 3 3 Splitter 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0 - Orlando Ribalta Setup 0.1 14 2 0 HLD
- Richard Lovelady Setup 0.2 12 0 0 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Paxton Schultz Middle 1.0 15 0 1 W
- Gus Varland Setup 1.0 23 1 1 SV
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Mead HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .225 | .356 | .338 | .694 | HR (4) |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .364 | .454 | .818 | SB |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .344 | .436 | .780 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .335 | .300 | .635 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .314 | .333 | .647 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .245 | .325 | .570 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .350 | .392 | .742 | 2B |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .279 | .452 | .731 | |
| Kameron Misner CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .375 | .412 | .375 | .787 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .326 | .378 | .704 | |
| Tyler Tolbert 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .316 | .235 | .551 |
HOME · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .412 | .555 | .967 | |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .343 | .478 | .821 | HR (11) |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .370 | .506 | .876 | SB |
| Dylan Crews LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .229 | .341 | .570 | |
| Daylen Lile DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .320 | .420 | .740 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .285 | .394 | .679 | SB |
| Drew Millas C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .269 | .280 | .549 | 2B |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .307 | .261 | .568 | 2 3B, SB |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .288 | .463 | .751 | |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .368 | .276 | .644 | |
| José Tena PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .273 | .357 | .630 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 3.64 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2.61 | L |
| Connor Seabold | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.05 |
HOME · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 3.32 | |
| Orlando Ribalta | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.66 | HLD |
| Richard Lovelady | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.83 | BS |
| Paxton Schultz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5.72 | W |
| Gus Varland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5.20 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · WSH
Lineup 2.6 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 1.9 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · WSH
6-4
W1
+8 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.