Washington Nationals @ Kansas City Royals

23-30, 12-13 Away

Final

16-38, 8-21 Home


WSH
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	6	0

S. Barlow2-3

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

C. Kuhl0-3

1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Nationals Hitting

hitters
L. ThomasRF
L. Garcia Jr.2B
J. MenesesDH
S. GarrettLF
D. Smith1B
I. VargasSS
M. Chavis3B
R. AdamsC
A. CallCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	2	.287	.344	.465
5	0	0	0	0	2	.272	.313	.372
3	0	0	0	2	0	.295	.336	.386
5	0	1	0	0	1	.255	.314	.330
3	1	2	0	1	0	.283	.370	.321
4	1	1	1	0	0	.317	.333	.488
3	0	2	1	1	1	.290	.353	.290
3	0	0	0	1	3	.294	.385	.618
4	0	1	0	0	1	.212	.309	.313
35	2	8	2	5	10

Batting
2BVargas (2, Lynch); Garrett (4, Chapman); Thomas (10, Lynch)
RBIVargas (8), Chavis (2)
Team LOB11
Team RISP2-12 (Vargas 0-1, Smith 1-2, Chavis 1-1, Garrett 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Call 0-3, García 0-1, Adams 0-2)

Fielding
ESmith (4, fielding)

Royals Hitting

hitters
N. Pratto1B
S. PerezC
V. PasquantinoDH
B. Witt Jr.SS
M. MelendezRF
M. Garcia3B
M. Massey2B
E. OlivaresLF
D. WatersLF
J. Bradley Jr.CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.289	.389	.423
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.282	.320	.537
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.335	.458
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.232	.267	.427
4	2	1	1	1	0	1	.208	.296	.360
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.272	.330	.370
4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.231	.280	.322
3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.232	.297	.394
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.200	.224
33	3	6	3	2	1	13

Batting
2BPratto (7, Gore)
HROlivares (4, 8th inning off Kuhl 0 on, 0 Out); Melendez (5, 7th inning off Gore 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIOlivares (11), Melendez (22), Massey (15)
2Out RBIMassey
Team LOB5
Team RISP1-4 (Perez 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Massey 1-1, Garcia 0-1)

Nationals Pitching

pitchers
M. Gore
C. Kuhl(L, 0-3, B, 1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	3	1	1	1	11	1	106-75	3.57
1.2	3	2	1	0	2	1	27-16	7.90
8.2	6	3	2	1	13	2	133-91

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKuhl 4/9; Gore 11/25
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKuhl-2-4-3-7; Gore-14-23-25-13
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKuhl 3-1; Gore 6-4
Game ScoresM Gore 77

Royals Pitching

pitchers
D. Lynch IV
J. Staumont
J. Cuas
A. Chapman
S. Barlow(W, 2-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	5	2	2	3	6	95-57	3.38
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	15-10	4.76
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	9-9	4.94
1.0	2	0	0	1	1	27-16	2.75
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	17-11	3.86
9.0	8	2	2	5	10	163-103

Pitching
WPChapman
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedChapman 3/6; Barlow 4/4; Cuas 3/3; Staumont 2/3; Lynch 14/24
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesChapman-6-2-4-4; Barlow-4-2-3-2; Cuas-1-1-5-2; Staumont-1-4-3-2; Lynch-13-14-15-14
Ground Balls-Fly BallsChapman 1-1; Barlow 1-1; Cuas 0-2; Staumont 1-0; Lynch 6-4
Game ScoresD Lynch IV 53

Scoring Summary

		WSH	KC
4th	Vargas doubled to left, Smith scored.	1	0
4th	Chavis singled to center, Vargas scored.	2	0
7th	Melendez homered to left center (417 feet).	2	1
8th	Olivares homered to left (452 feet).	2	2
9th	Massey singled to right, Melendez scored.	2	3

Nationals
12
Royals
10

Game 1

27/5

Nationals
4
Royals
2

Game 2

27/5

Nationals
2
Royals
3

Game 3

28/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 28 May 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,319

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Additon
First Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Third Base Umpire - Will Little

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Washington Nationals @ Kansas City Royals

S. Barlow2-3

C. Kuhl0-3

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