Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals, May 28, 2023
May 28, 2023, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Washington Nationals
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Washington NationalsKansas City Royals
.710
OPS.701
151
HR163
700
Runs676
5.02
ERA5.17
1.47
WHIP1.41
1225
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Dominic Smith and Michael Chavis led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane ThomasRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis García Jr.2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey MenesesDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stone GarrettLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic Smith1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ildemaro VargasSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Chavis3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley AdamsC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex CallCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Nick Pratto and Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pratto1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie PasquantinoDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew WatersLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
Pitching
MacKenzie Gore went 7.0 innings for Washington Nationals (11 SO, 1 ER); Daniel Lynch IV went 5.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| MacKenzie Gore | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Chad Kuhl | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Daniel Lynch IV | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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