Royals @ Nationals · Jun 16, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Game 74 · Tue, Jun 16, 2026

Nationals Park Regular Season

Kansas City Royals Royals 4

Final

NIGHT game

6 Washington Nationals Nationals

Away starter

Michael Wacha

Home starter

Foster Griffin

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Nasty Nas! Nothing stops Nuñez in historic all-around masterpiece

WASHINGTON -- Nasim Nuñez narrowly missed his first home run of the season. Instead, he ended up with an all-around game that showcased his speed, athleticism and grit. “My best big league performance, in my opinion,” Nuñez said. “It was pretty cool. I showed off all my tools, and then

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Mead's go-ahead three-run homer powers Nats to a win00:03:08

Curtis Mead crushes a go-ahead three-run home run in the 7th inning to lead the Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Royals

Condensed Game: KC@WSH - 6/16/2600:10:38

Condensed Game: Bobby Witt Jr. and the Royals take on Curtis Mead and the Nationals on June 16, 2026

Curtis Mead's go-ahead three-run homer (11)00:00:30

Curtis Mead crushes a three-run home run to center field for his 11th homer of the season, giving the Nationals a 6-3 lead in the 7th inning

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Royals @ Nationals · 4–6

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