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# STARTING PITCHERS — Kansas City Royals @ Washington Nationals
Slate date: 2026-06-15
Generated: 2026-08-06 01:51:00 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: ~547 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 6:45 PM ET
- Venue: Nationals Park (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Kansas City Royals 3, Washington Nationals 7 (at generation time)
- Away: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 29-44 (.397)
    Probable starter: Mitch Spence — 0-2, 21.21 ERA, 9.1 IP, 6 K / 9 BB, 3.00 WHIP (1 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-06-15 @ Washington Nationals (L): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 63 pitches
      Last 1 starts: 4.0 IP, 6 ER (13.50 ERA), 1 K / 1 BB, 2.00 WHIP
- Home: Washington Nationals [WSH] — record 38-35 (.521)
    Probable starter: Andrew Alvarez — 2-3, 3.79 ERA, 61.2 IP, 63 K / 28 BB, 1.44 WHIP (8 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-03 @ Philadelphia Phillies (ND): 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 46 pitches
      2026-07-20 @ Colorado Rockies (ND): 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 74 pitches
      2026-07-07 vs Houston Astros (L): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 97 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 14.0 IP, 8 ER (5.14 ERA), 10 K / 8 BB, 1.43 WHIP

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