Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

4–6

Final

Washington NationalsWSH

Nationals Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 6 of 18

Washington NationalsLeads 12 of 18

Batting

3.99Runs per game5.47
0.242Batting average0.247
0.316On-base percentage0.323
0.377Slugging percentage0.422
0.693OPS0.745
0.88Home runs per game1.30
8.07Hits per game8.48
64Home runs95
55Stolen bases72

Pitching

4.48ERA4.64
1.38WHIP1.38
8.07Strikeouts per nine7.72
3.86Walks per nine3.59
4.41Runs allowed per game4.64
0.251Opponent batting average0.254
579Pitching strikeouts564
34Quality starts12
19Saves21

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (WSH)	Total	KC ML	WSH ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8.5	+119	-143
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+116	-136
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+115	-140
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+118	-140
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+120	-132
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+114	-141
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+120	-132
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+117	-140
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+115	-140
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+120	-132
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+118	-139

Game Information

Nationals Park

Stadium

Jun 16, 2026

6:45 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

Starters

WSH

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	28th	20th
WSH	1st	29th

Matchup

KCWSH

29-44Record38-35
39.7%Win %52.1%
17-21Home record15-21
12-23Road record23-14
4-6Last 107-3
-1Streak3
-53Run diff+17
12-15Division9-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	4
WSH	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	—	6

Team Stats

KCStatWSH

4Runs6
10Hits10
0Errors1
1Home runs1
4RBI6
1Stolen bases3
8K (bat)4
4K (pit)8
4BB (pit)4

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	3	0	1	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kameron MisnerCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lane ThomasCF	3	2	1	1	1	2
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	2	0
Tyler Tolbert2B	3	1	1	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	6.0	7	3	3	1	3
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	2	3	3	2	1
Connor SeaboldRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0

WSH — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
CJ AbramsSS	4	0	1	0	0	0
James WoodRF	4	0	1	0	2	0
Drew MillasC	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dylan CrewsRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob YoungCF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Curtis Mead1B	3	1	1	1	3	1
Daylen LileLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Garcia Jr.1B	3	0	2	0	0	0
Nasim Nunez2B	2	3	2	0	1	2
Jose TenaDH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jorbit Vivas3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andres Chaparro1B	0	1	0	0	0	1

WSH — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Foster GriffinSP	6.0	6	1	1	2	6
Gus VarlandRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
Paxton SchultzRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Richard LoveladyRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Orlando RibaltaRP	0.1	1	2	2	1	0

Scoring Summary

100 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Thomas grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-0
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. stole second, Witt Jr. safe at third on throwing error by first baseman García Jr..
0-0
Top
Garcia walked.
0-0
Top
Marte popped out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wood struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
García Jr. reached on bunt single to third.
0-0
Bottom
Mead fouled out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Abrams grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Perez grounded out to third.
0-0
Top
Loftin struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Tolbert lined out to second.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Crews flied out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Lile grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Young grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Misner struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Thomas flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Millas singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Nuñez tripled to right, Millas scored.
0-1
Bottom
Wood hit sacrifice fly to center, Nuñez scored.
0-2
Bottom
García Jr. singled to center.
0-2
Bottom
Mead grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, García Jr. out at second.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Caglianone hit by pitch.
0-2
Top
Garcia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Caglianone out at second.
0-2
Top
Marte reached on bunt single to third.
0-2
Top
Perez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Marte out at second.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Abrams grounded out to first.
0-2
Bottom
Crews grounded out to third.
0-2
Bottom
Lile hit by pitch.
0-2
Bottom
Young singled to center, Lile to third.
0-2
Bottom
Young stole second.
0-2
Bottom
Millas grounded out to second.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Loftin grounded out to second.
0-2
Top
Tolbert singled to right.
0-2
Top
Misner struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Thomas walked, Tolbert to second.
0-2
Top
Witt Jr. singled to right, Tolbert scored, Thomas to third.
1-2
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Nuñez tripled to center.
1-2
Bottom
Wood singled to center, Nuñez scored.
1-3
Bottom
García Jr. flied out to left.
1-3
Bottom
Mead walked, Wood to second.
1-3
Bottom
Abrams struck out swinging.
1-3
Bottom
Crews grounded into fielder's choice to second, Mead out at second.
1-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Collins hit for Garcia
1-3
Top
Collins flied out to second.
1-3
Top
Marte grounded out to third.
1-3
Top
Perez singled to center.
1-3
Top
Loftin reached on infield single to shortstop, Perez to second.
1-3
Top
Tolbert struck out swinging.
1-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Collins in left field.
1-3
Bottom
Loftin at third base.
1-3
Bottom
Tolbert at second base.
1-3
Bottom
Lile grounded out to first.
1-3
Bottom
Young struck out swinging.
1-3
Bottom
Millas flied out to right.
1-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Ribalta relieved Griffin
1-3
Top
Misner flied out to center.
1-3
Top
Thomas walked.
1-3
Top
Witt Jr. singled to center, Thomas to second.
1-3
Top
Lovelady relieved Ribalta
1-3
Top
Caglianone grounded out to first, Witt Jr. to second, Thomas to third.
1-3
Top
Collins singled to left, Thomas and Witt Jr. scored.
3-3
Top
Marte flied out to right.
3-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Lynch IV relieved Wacha
3-3
Bottom
Nuñez walked. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld
3-3
Bottom
Wood grounded out to shortstop, Nuñez to second.
3-3
Bottom
Chaparro hit for García Jr.
3-3
Bottom
Nuñez stole third.
3-3
Bottom
Chaparro walked.
3-3
Bottom
Mead homered to center (424 feet), Nuñez and Chaparro scored.
3-6
Bottom
Abrams reached on infield single to first.
3-6
Bottom
Abrams stole second.
3-6
Bottom
Crews struck out swinging.
3-6
Bottom
Abrams to third on wild pitch by Lynch IV.
3-6
Bottom
Lile grounded out to second.
3-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Chaparro at first base.
3-6
Top
Schultz relieved Lovelady
3-6
Top
Perez flied out to center.
3-6
Top
Loftin doubled to left.
3-6
Top
Massey hit for Tolbert
3-6
Top
Massey flied out to left.
3-6
Top
Misner struck out looking.
3-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Massey at second base.
3-6
Bottom
Seabold relieved Lynch IV
3-6
Bottom
Young grounded out to pitcher.
3-6
Bottom
Millas doubled to left.
3-6
Bottom
Nuñez walked.
3-6
Bottom
Wood flied out to left.
3-6
Bottom
Tena hit for Chaparro
3-6
Bottom
Tena flied out to center.
3-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Vivas at third base.
3-6
Top
Mead at first base.
3-6
Top
Varland relieved Schultz
3-6
Top
Thomas homered to left (407 feet).
4-6
Top
Witt Jr. walked.
4-6
Top
Caglianone grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
4-6
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
4-6

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Brady House
Home Runs: 0/16 over · last line 0.5
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Connelly Early
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 3.5
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Cade Cavalli
Hits Allowed: 6/13 over · last line 4.5
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Andrew Alvarez
Hits Allowed: 6/12 over · last line 4.5
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Daniel Lynch IV
ER: 4/8 over · last line 1.5
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Jake Irvin
Hits Allowed: 2/8 over · last line 4.5
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Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals: Final Score & Recap

The Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4 in this MLB game at Nationals Park on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Odds

DraftKings lists the Washington Nationals at WSH -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +119 and Washington Nationals -143. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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