June 17, 2026 · NL East
Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, WSH 0 |
| T2 | John Rave | John Rave homers (1) on a line drive to center field. | KC 2, WSH 0 |
| T3 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. | KC 3, WSH 0 |
| T3 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. | KC 4, WSH 0 |
| T6 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins hits a sacrifice bunt. John Rave scores. Isaac Collins to 1st. | KC 5, WSH 0 |
| T6 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. | KC 6, WSH 0 |
| B6 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Curtis Mead scores. | KC 6, WSH 1 |
| B6 | Dylan Crews | Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder John Rave to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. | KC 6, WSH 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
6
Luinder Avila started for Royals, leaving with a 6–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Matt Strahm took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Luinder Avila
Starter
5.2
91
1
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Luinder Avila threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 30 33% 7 4 4 8 7 Four-Seam Fastball 27 30% 3 5 3 13 3 Sinker 14 15% 0 4 3 6 1 Curveball 12 13% 2 7 1 2 0 Changeup 8 9% 0 0 1 3 4 - Matt Strahm Setup 0.1 6 1 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 11 0 1
- John Schreiber Middle 1.0 15 0 0
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 19 0 0
Nationals
HOME
2
Zack Littell started for Nationals, leaving trailing 0–4. Out of the bullpen, Mitchell Parker took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Zack Littell
Starter
5.0
99
4
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Zack Littell threw
CSW 18% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 34 34% 1 7 8 12 6 Four-Seam Fastball 29 29% 1 2 13 9 4 Splitter 19 19% 2 3 2 6 6 Sweeper 9 9% 0 1 1 5 2 Sinker 8 8% 0 1 1 4 2 - Mitchell Parker Middle 2.0 29 2 0
- PJ Poulin Middle 1.0 23 0 0
- Paxton Schultz Middle 1.0 18 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Jensen HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .302 | .416 | .718 | HR (9), 2B, SB |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .364 | .451 | .815 | SB |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .341 | .431 | .772 | |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .358 | .356 | .714 | HR (5) |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .278 | .466 | .744 | HR (7) |
| John Rave RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .600 | 1.750 | 2.350 | HR (1), 3B |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .346 | .381 | .727 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .335 | .300 | .635 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .244 | .322 | .566 |
HOME · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .407 | .547 | .954 | |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .283 | .455 | .738 | |
| Curtis Mead 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .346 | .472 | .818 | |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .369 | .506 | .875 | 2B |
| Dylan Crews CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .230 | .337 | .567 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .316 | .414 | .730 | |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .301 | .497 | .798 | |
| José Tena DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .275 | .356 | .631 | |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .312 | .267 | .579 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 5.50 | W |
| Matt Strahm | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.73 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.60 | |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.73 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.01 |
HOME · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Littell | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 99 | 5.45 | L |
| Mitchell Parker | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.09 | |
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3.29 | |
| Paxton Schultz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5.52 |
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.