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Kansas City Royals @ 
Washington Nationals
2026-06-17 · Day game · Nationals Park · Att: 17643 · 84°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 6 mph, Out To CF · 2:49
Kansas City Royals defeated Washington Nationals 6–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Carter Jensen homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: John Rave homers (1) on a line drive to center field — worth 10% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jac Caglianone 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kameron Misner DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Rave RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Garcia 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Mead 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan Crews CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Keibert Ruiz C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Tena DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nasim Nuñez 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Strahm | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Nationals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Zack Littell | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Mitchell Parker | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paxton Schultz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |