WSH 5, KC 8 | Aug 12, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 12, 2025•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Partly Cloudy

WSH

Nationals

Royals

Final

WIN

Michael Wacha

LOSS

Mitchell Parker

SAVE

Lucas Erceg

The Royals defeated the Nationals 8-5.

★Vinnie Pasquantino5 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: James Wood doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Robert Hassell III scores.

Weather: 85°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:37Att: 19,334Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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97.9%A+

3 missed calls

+2.0% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinWSH Win

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

Game 776770 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
James WoodLF	5	1	2	1	0	0	.261/.360/.489	118	.369	.377
CJ AbramsSS	5	1	2	1	0	0	.267/.330/.455	101.6	.324	.438
Josh BellDH	3	0	0	0	1	0	.233/.331/.401	104.8	.121	.142
Paul DeJong3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.252/.298/.417	99.7	.394	.526
Nathaniel Lowe1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.215/.289/.366	106.2	.401	.368
Riley AdamsC	4	1	2	0	0	1	.198/.253/.364	94.3	.380	.351
Daylen LileRF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.258/.302/.392	97.9	.241	.235
Luis García Jr.2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.261/.299/.399	103.8	.315	.301
Robert Hassell IIICF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250/.265/.360	94.4	.200	.192
Bench
Mitchell ParkerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Konnor PilkingtonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	5	10	5	2	4	-	-	-	-

2B:Wood

3B:Abrams; Jr.

TB:15

RBI:Abrams; DeJong; Lile; Wood; Jr.

GIDP:Abrams

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	2	2	0	0	2	1	.302/.364/.471	78.3	.033

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mitchell ParkerL	5.1	2	5	5	3	3	1	87-49	89.1	5.55
Konnor Pilkington	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	9-8	90.9	3.86
Orlando Ribalta	1.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	23-15	93.1	6.57
PJ Poulin	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	30-15	86.8	2.45
Totals	8.0	6	8	8	6	6	2	149-87	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Pilkington 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Parker 87-49; Pilkington 9-8; Ribalta 23-15; Poulin 30-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Parker 4-9; Pilkington 1-1; Ribalta 0-0; Poulin 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaW	5.2	5	2	2	2	3	0	79-51	85.7	3.35

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder James Wood. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 85.8 mph287 ftLA: 34°

Bot 3 • KC

0-4

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (21) on a line drive to right field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 98.6 mph💣 361 ftLA: 22°

Top 5 • WSH

1-4

Luis García Jr. triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Randal Grichuk. Riley Adams scores.

EV: 103.8 mph204 ftLA: 11°

Top 6 • WSH

2-4

Paul DeJong pops into a force out, center fielder Tyler Tolbert to second baseman Jonathan India. CJ Abrams scores. Josh Bell out at 2nd. Paul DeJong to 1st.

EV: 92.0 mph223 ftLA: 54°

Bot 6 • KC

2-5

Randal Grichuk doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Daylen Lile. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 103.2 mph261 ftLA: 13°

2-7

Jonathan India homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Randal Grichuk scores.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 396 ftLA: 27°

Top 7 • WSH

4-7

CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Randal Grichuk. James Wood scores.

EV: 96.2 mph13 ftLA: -12°

3-7

James Wood doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Robert Hassell III scores.

EV: 118.0 mph260 ftLA: 11°

Bot 7 • KC

4-8

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Daylen Lile. Tyler Tolbert scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 100.4 mph341 ftLA: 22°

Top 8 • WSH

5-8

Daylen Lile singles on a line drive to right fielder Randal Grichuk. Paul DeJong scores.

EV: 97.9 mph209 ftLA: 13°

WP:Clarke

Inherited runners-scored:Long 2-0; Schreiber 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 79-51; Long 25-15; Schreiber 2-2; Clarke 20-14; Erceg 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 6-7; Long 0-3; Schreiber 0-1; Clarke 1-1; Erceg 1-2

Bench
Randal GrichukRF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.234/.279/.440	106	.518	.722
Jonathan India2B	3	1	1	2	1	0	.236/.322/.346	104.4	.292	.541
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam LongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor ClarkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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