WSH 8, KC 7 | Aug 13, 2025 | The Best Box Score

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•83°F, Sunny

WSH

Nationals

Royals

Final

WIN

Jose A. Ferrer

LOSS

Carlos Estévez

The Nationals edged the Royals 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nathaniel Lowe4 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Randal Grichuk. Luis García Jr. scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd.

Weather: 83°F, SunnyWind: 2 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:59Att: 13,669Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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94.0%B

12 missed calls

+2.8% WSH

+1.21 runs WSH

Win Probability

KC WinWSH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	10	0
KC	2	1	0	3	0	0	0

Game 776759 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
James WoodLF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.261/.358/.486	93.8	.222	.212
CJ AbramsSS	4	1	1	1	1	1	.266/.331/.460	101.2	.238	.344
Luis García Jr.2B	4	2	1	0	1	0	.261/.300/.401	99.2	.235	.224
Josh BellDH	4	1	0	0	1	2	.230/.329/.396	100.3	.239	.440
Nathaniel Lowe1B	3	1	1	4	2	0	.216/.292/.373	104.4	.338	.558
Jacob YoungCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224/.292/.263	-	-	-
Riley AdamsC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.195/.250/.360	103	.177	.151
Brady House3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.245/.263/.327	108.6	.326	.381
Robert Hassell IIIRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.264/.356	99.7	.367	.365
Bench
Daylen LileRF	5	2	2	1	0	0	.262/.304/.393	104.1	.317	.332
Drew MillasC	2	0	1	1	1	0	.333/.381/.436
Totals	37	8	10	8	6	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Lowe (1st off Lugo, 3 on, 1 out); Abrams (4th off Lugo, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Millas; Jr.

TB:18

RBI:House; Abrams; Millas; Lowe 4; Lile

SB:Wood

CS:House

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick LoftinLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.202/.266/.349	95.7	.139

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jake Irvin	4.0	7	6	6	4	3	1	83-46	87.4	5.14
Konnor Pilkington	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22-12	92.2	3.48
PJ PoulinH	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-7	84.1	2.08
Cole HenryH	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-14	88.6	3.74
Clayton BeeterBS	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	11-9	93.5	8.64
Jose A. FerrerW	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	23-14	96.7	4.68
Totals	9.0	12	7	7	6	6	1	175-102	-	-

WP:Irvin

HBP:Jr. (by Irvin); Loftin (by Poulin)

Inherited runners-scored:Henry 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Irvin 83-46; Pilkington 22-12; Poulin 17-7; Henry 19-14; Beeter 11-9; Ferrer 23-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Irvin 6-1; Pilkington 1-0; Poulin 0-2; Henry 1-2; Beeter 1-1; Ferrer 4-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	4.0	6	7	6	4	2	2	92-53	85.4	3.77

Top 1 • WSH

5-0

Drew Millas doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Daylen Lile scores.

EV: 101.3 mph389 ftLA: 23°

4-0

Nathaniel Lowe hits a grand slam (16) to right field. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. scores. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 403 ftLA: 32°

Bot 1 • KC

5-1

Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Luis García Jr. to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 105.2 mph6 ftLA: -21°

5-2

Adam Frazier singles on a ground ball to left fielder James Wood. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 81.3 mph43 ftLA: 1°

Bot 2 • KC

5-3

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Daylen Lile. John Rave scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.

EV: 100.7 mph265 ftLA: 13°

Top 3 • WSH

6-3

Brady House singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Daylen Lile scores. Drew Millas to 2nd.

EV: 96.2 mph9 ftLA: -21°

Top 4 • WSH

7-3

CJ Abrams homers (16) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 101.2 mph💣 368 ftLA: 38°

Bot 4 • KC

7-6

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 104.2 mph💣 410 ftLA: 32°

Bot 8 • KC

7-7

Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Robert Hassell III. Tyler Tolbert scores.

EV: 89.1 mph290 ftLA: 41°

Top 9 • WSH

8-7

Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Randal Grichuk. Luis García Jr. scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd.

EV: 88.5 mph237 ftLA: 18°

Bench
Mike YastrzemskiRF	1	2	0	0	2	0	.227/.327/.365	101.2	.084	.072
John RaveLF	2	1	1	0	0	1	.205/.304/.325	98.4	.453	.451
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	1	0	2	0	.265/.303/.384	100.2	.368	.348
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam LongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos EstévezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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