Washington Nationals vs. Kansas City Royals, at Nationals Park, June 17, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 29-43
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 75
On This Date 27-20
Standing 5th (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 10-20
Home 17-21
Away 12-22
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 26-28
vs. LHP 3-15
1-Run Games 6-13
vs. East 1-11
vs. Central 12-15
vs. West 11-10
Inter-League 5-7

KCR Last 10 Games

Luinder Avila (#58, 24, RHP, 1-3, 6.19)

Washington Nationals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Washington Nationals
Record 37-35
Manager Blake Butera
Game # 75
On This Date 20-28
Standing 3rd (9.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 17-13
Home 14-21
Away 23-14
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 23-28
vs. LHP 14-7
1-Run Games 10-10
vs. East 9-14
vs. Central 11-8
vs. West 7-8
Inter-League 10-5

WSN Last 10 Games

Zack Littell (#18, 30, RHP, 6-5, 5.32)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, Jun 15, 2026KCR@WSN6:45pm
Tue, Jun 16, 2026KCR@WSN6:45pm
Wed, Jun 17, 2026KCR@WSN1:05pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs WSN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
WSN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Nationals Pitchers (5.26 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Nationals Pitchers (5.26 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 18. Littell 39. Beeter 41. Lord 55. Lovelady* 36. Mikolas 70. Parker* 64. Ribalta 75. Schultz 47. Varland
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 3/.333 ··· ··· ···
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 10/.956 5/.400 1/.000 ··· ···
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500 ··· ···
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 47/.550 6/1.167 ··· ··· 1/2.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 11/.573 ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Misner* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 15/.733 5/.400 1/.000 ··· ···
16. Rave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 15/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.500
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 1/ ··· ··· 12/.258 6/1.167 1/ ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 244 .269 .344 .438 .783 178 .777 66 .794 .800 96 .844 3 1 8 1
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 234 .218 .341 .306 .646 164 .706 70 .512 .505 81 .572 3 4 3 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 279 .268 .326 .382 .708 224 .644 55 .978 .585 79 .663 5 3 3 5
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 246 .220 .289 .390 .679 189 .701 57 .606 .669 90 .584 0 0 8 2
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 116 .221 .330 .358 .688 58 .593 58 .791 .655 55 .618 0 0 1 5
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 79 .254 .316 .338 .654 19 .871 60 .581 .668 31 .544 0 1 1 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 165 .263 .280 .455 .736 135 .744 30 .700 .598 72 .867 1 0 6 0
26. Misner* G ·  S ·  vP 13 .500 .538 .500 1.038 11 1.045 2 1.000 13 1.038 1 0 0 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 278 .202 .248 .331 .579 208 .523 70 .750 .572 89 .542 0 0 9 3
16. Rave* G ·  S ·  vP
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 164 .224 .354 .321 .675 84 .638 80 .713 .655 61 .795 3 3 3 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 16 .214 .313 .214 .527 6 .667 10 .425 .657 11 .586 5 2 0 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 321 .287 .358 .455 .813 252 .782 69 .924 .769 111 .710 26 4 9 4
TOTAL .242 .316 .378 .695 .701 .680 .653 .678 55 18 64 32

WSN Pitchers

WSN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
18. Littell G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 66.0 5.32 5.3 288 .263 .811 129 .657 159 .937 .824 100 .639 16 5 3
54. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 24.1 3.70 9.6 103 .261 .753 70 .700 33 .864 .683 74 .802 2 2 1
39. Beeter G ·  S ·  vP o····oX····X·· 20.1 3.54 9.3 87 .174 .593 41 .559 46 .620 .589 41 .576 2 3 2
24. Cavalli G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 74.2 3.98 9.8 333 .270 .718 139 .614 194 .795 .708 117 .645 6 4 2
22. Griffin* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 78.0 3.46 8.5 321 .219 .692 225 .743 96 .572 .844 108 .743 15 3 0
41. Lord G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X··X··X·· 45.0 2.20 7.4 185 .199 .561 93 .410 92 .722 .647 61 .418 4 1 2
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···oo·····Xo 28.0 2.89 7.7 134 .284 .827 71 .794 63 .865 .813 44 .863 3 1 0
36. Mikolas G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 68.0 5.29 5.4 285 .259 .757 124 .748 161 .764 .817 99 .576 14 5 1
70. Parker* G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X·o···o· 32.0 5.91 7.9 141 .273 .826 85 .791 56 .881 .728 59 1.034 8 0 0
50. Poulin* G ·  S ·  vP oo············ 26.1 3.42 6.2 114 .229 .768 60 .880 54 .644 .848 23 .865 4 1 0
64. Ribalta G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oo··o··X·· 20.0 1.80 6.3 77 .176 .529 44 .471 33 .615 .546 48 .569 1 0 1
75. Schultz G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X····X·o·X 27.1 5.93 9.2 127 .292 .821 61 .799 66 .841 .750 52 1.065 5 5 1
47. Varland G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o·Xo···X·· 25.2 5.26 8.4 119 .294 .825 61 .748 58 .907 .996 44 .937 2 5 0
TOTAL 4.68 7.7 .254 .754 .795 .725 102 45 15
WSN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
WSN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Nationals Batters (5.44 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.68 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Nationals Batters (5.44 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.68 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 58. Avila 47. Black 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 46. Schreiber 25. Strahm* 44. Way
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
5. Abrams* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 11/.273 ···
87. Chaparro G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ···
3. Crews G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 2/.000 4/.250 ···
2. García* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 6/.000 ··· 6/.833 ···
4. Lile* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.500 ···
45. Mead G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
14. Millas# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ···
26. Nuñez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· ···
20. Ruiz# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/2.334 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 ···
8. Tena* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 ···
84. Vivas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
29. Wood* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/1.200 ··· 7/1.286 ···
30. Young G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 6/.833 ···

WSN Batters

WSN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Abrams* G ·  S ·  vP 300 .290 .377 .517 .894 215 .950 85 .758 .782 104 .850 10 4 14 12
87. Chaparro G ·  S ·  vP 37 .172 .351 .276 .627 4 .500 33 .644 1.222 27 .620 0 0 0 0
3. Crews G ·  S ·  vP 88 .193 .239 .325 .564 63 .555 25 .588 .533 88 .564 2 0 3 1
2. García* G ·  S ·  vP 229 .259 .284 .464 .747 204 .741 25 .800 .635 83 .772 2 1 9 2
4. Lile* G ·  S ·  vP 311 .262 .318 .426 .744 221 .787 90 .633 .684 108 .674 7 3 8 1
45. Mead G ·  S ·  vP 199 .234 .342 .468 .810 115 .812 84 .806 .784 89 .832 3 2 10 4
14. Millas# G ·  S ·  vP 119 .175 .261 .262 .523 106 .534 13 .408 .617 41 .580 0 0 2 0
26. Nuñez# G ·  S ·  vP 230 .201 .286 .226 .512 167 .455 63 .661 .412 72 .493 25 3 0 8
20. Ruiz# G ·  S ·  vP 149 .282 .302 .507 .809 95 .740 54 .926 1.035 55 .929 1 1 6 5
8. Tena* G ·  S ·  vP 138 .219 .275 .359 .635 129 .632 9 .611 .692 47 .436 1 0 3 0
84. Vivas* G ·  S ·  vP 154 .242 .325 .318 .643 136 .630 18 .745 .581 55 .676 0 1 1 5
29. Wood* G ·  S ·  vP 336 .281 .414 .558 .972 228 1.028 108 .860 1.039 115 1.107 13 1 20 3
30. Young G ·  S ·  vP 235 .237 .286 .402 .688 167 .695 68 .669 .713 67 .837 6 1 8 2
TOTAL .247 .323 .422 .745 .729 .786 .740 .758 72 17 94 61

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 32.0 6.19 7.9 144 .298 .899 63 .844 81 .938 .606 75 .892 4 3 3
47. Black G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··o·····o 13.2 2.63 9.9 63 .283 .812 34 .632 29 1.014 .553 41 .814 2 0 0
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 70.0 4.11 8.2 295 .247 .692 225 .658 70 .800 .636 108 .502 8 1 2
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP o·X·Xo···X···· 20.1 5.75 12.0 90 .234 .870 33 .671 57 .976 1.014 47 .750 7 2 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··oo···X· 26.1 5.81 7.5 124 .308 .871 55 .673 69 1.018 .924 44 1.275 2 0 2
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 50.1 2.68 6.1 198 .225 .615 88 .703 110 .547 .718 129 .613 5 3 0
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP ·X··XX··X·XX·o 32.2 4.13 9.6 142 .235 .730 65 .623 77 .813 .696 54 .743 2 7 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP oo··Xo··o·oo·· 30.0 1.80 8.7 120 .167 .519 65 .661 55 .358 .591 41 .620 1 0 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ·X··Xo·o··o·oo 28.2 2.83 6.6 116 .228 .730 60 .473 56 1.024 .887 40 .559 5 1 0
25. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·X···X·o·o· 21.2 5.40 7.5 94 .235 .873 69 1.005 25 .532 .780 23 1.259 8 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 88.0 3.58 7.1 356 .231 .695 152 .774 204 .636 .792 132 .827 10 3 2
44. Way G ·  S ·  vP ···X···o·o···· 3.1 10.80 16.2 17 .375 1.037 10 .733 7 1.429 1.556 17 1.037 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.44 8.1 .251 .760 .779 .810 91 37 19

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