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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals Slate date: 2026-06-16 Generated: 2026-08-06 12:41:27 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 6:45 PM ET - Venue: Nationals Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Status: Final — Kansas City Royals 4, Washington Nationals 6 (at generation time) - Away: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 29-45 (.392) Probable starter: Michael Wacha — 5-8, 3.51 ERA, 138.1 IP, 111 K / 38 BB, 1.16 WHIP (22 GS) - Home: Washington Nationals [WSH] — record 39-35 (.527) Probable starter: Foster Griffin — 12-3, 3.06 ERA, 129.1 IP, 116 K / 30 BB, 1.07 WHIP (22 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 2-1 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x R/H/E: MIN 1/2/0 — KC 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Noah Cameron | L: A.J. Minter | SV: Steven Cruz Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:13. | Att: 13,439. MIN batting: 1 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .234 Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .245 Kody Clemens (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3 | avg .233 Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .227 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .240 Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .280 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .232 MIN pitching: Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 5.93 Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.46 A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.49 Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.86 KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .281 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3 | avg .254 Salvador Perez (C): 0-3 | avg .214 Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .267 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3 | avg .241 Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3 | avg .250 John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .278 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .247 KC pitching: Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 4.29 ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ## RECENT FORM — Washington Nationals [WSH] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 13 (4.3/gm), allowed 15 (5.0/gm), combined 28 (9.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 10-4 @ Philadelphia Phillies Innings: WSH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 | PHI 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 (11 inn) R/H/E: WSH 10/10/0 — PHI 4/5/0 Decisions: W: Clayton Beeter | L: Caleb Kilian Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 7 mph, Out To LF. | First pitch: 7:05 PM. | T: 3:40 (:25 delay). | Att: 37,025. WSH batting: 10 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 8 BB, 11 K, 1 SB, 25 LOB CJ Abrams (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP | avg .290 Abimelec Ortiz (1B): 1-5, 2 K | avg .273 Andrew Pinckney (PR): 0-0, 1 R | avg .000 Miles Mikolas (PH): 0-0, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .000 Dylan Crews (RF): 1-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .221 Daylen Lile (LF): 0-5, 2 K, 1 HBP | avg .243 Keibert Ruiz (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .266 Harry Ford (C): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .179 José Tena (DH): 0-2 | avg .236 Andrés Chaparro (1B): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .211 Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-5, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .235 Jorbit Vivas (3B): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .236 Brady House (3B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .232 Jacob Young (CF): 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 BB | avg .237 WSH pitching: Jake Irvin: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 5.37 Will Dion: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Yovanny Cruz: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Tom Cosgrove: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.00 Orlando Ribalta: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 3.44 Clayton Beeter: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.97 Brad Lord: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 3.81 PHI batting: 4 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 5 K, 2 SB, 18 LOB Kyle Schwarber (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP | avg .241 Trea Turner (SS): 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .250 Bryce Harper (RF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .252 Luis Arraez (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .324 Alec Bohm (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .227 Brandon Marsh (CF): 1-5, 1 R | avg .278 J.T. Realmuto (C): 1-4, 1 K | avg .222 Bryson Stott (3B): 1-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB | avg .257 Justin Crawford (CF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .263 Derek Hill (CF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 SB | avg .238 PHI pitching: Andrew Painter: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 63 pitches | season ERA 6.48 Tim Mayza: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.66 Orion Kerkering: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 3.27 Brooks Raley: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.34 Jonathan Bowlan: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Jhoan Duran: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 1.88 José Alvarado: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 5.57 Caleb Kilian: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.93 Chase Shugart: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 5.09 ### 2026-08-04 — L 0-5 @ Philadelphia Phillies Innings: WSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | PHI 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 x R/H/E: WSH 0/5/0 — PHI 5/11/0 Decisions: W: Jesús Luzardo | L: Carson Palmquist Conditions: Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, Out To CF. | First pitch: 6:42 PM. | T: 2:15. | Att: 38,731. WSH batting: 0 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Dylan Crews (RF): 0-4 | avg .222 Andrés Chaparro (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .207 Brady House (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .232 Abimelec Ortiz (PH): 0-1 | avg .333 CJ Abrams (DH): 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .286 Harry Ford (C): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .185 Jacob Young (CF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .233 José Tena (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .239 Daylen Lile (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .246 Nasim Nuñez (SS): 1-2, 1 BB | avg .238 Jorbit Vivas (2B): 0-3 | avg .237 WSH pitching: Carson Palmquist: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 7.71 Zack Littell: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 4.97 Trevor Williams: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 0.00 PHI batting: 5 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 13 LOB Kyle Schwarber (DH): 0-4 | avg .243 Trea Turner (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI | avg .252 Bryce Harper (RF): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .254 Luis Arraez (2B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .325 Alec Bohm (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI | avg .227 J.T. Realmuto (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .222 Brandon Marsh (LF): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .279 Bryson Stott (3B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .255 Justin Crawford (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .264 PHI pitching: Jesús Luzardo: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 98 pitches | season ERA 3.36 Caleb Kilian: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.17 ### 2026-08-03 — L 3-6 @ Philadelphia Phillies Innings: WSH 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 x R/H/E: WSH 3/6/0 — PHI 6/5/1 Decisions: W: Kyle Backhus | L: Tom Cosgrove | SV: Jhoan Duran Conditions: Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 7 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 6:41 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 41,115. WSH batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 13 LOB James Wood (RF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .265 Abimelec Ortiz (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .400 Andrés Chaparro (1B): 0-1, 1 K | avg .217 José Tena (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .240 CJ Abrams (SS): 0-4, 3 K, 1 SB | avg .284 Keibert Ruiz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .265 Daylen Lile (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .248 Nasim Nuñez (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .237 Jorbit Vivas (3B): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .240 Brady House (3B): 0-1, 1 HBP | avg .230 Jacob Young (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .235 WSH pitching: Andrew Alvarez: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 81 pitches | season ERA 3.94 Tom Cosgrove: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.52 Clayton Beeter: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 4.09 Eddy Yean: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 1.80 PHI batting: 6 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Trea Turner (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .248 Kyle Schwarber (DH): 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .246 Justin Crawford (DH): 0-0, 1 R | avg .261 Bryce Harper (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .255 Alec Bohm (3B): 1-4 | avg .226 Bryan De La Cruz (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 HBP | avg .429 Bryson Stott (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .253 Edmundo Sosa (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .211 Brandon Marsh (LF): 0-1 | avg .279 Derek Hill (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI | avg .242 Garrett Stubbs (C): 0-3, 1 K | avg .147 PHI pitching: Aaron Nola: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches | season ERA 5.55 Kyle Backhus: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 4.95 Orion Kerkering: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 3.35 Jhoan Duran: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 1.93 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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