MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/24/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2925 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (90-67) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Washington Nationals (66-91) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Nationals Absorb 3-1 Home Loss
In a low-scoring tilt between the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Nationals, 27-year old left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo was the difference-maker. The Kansas City left-hander spearheaded the 3-1 win. Kansas City raised its record to 90-67 with the win.

Devin Mann put Kansas City in front, 2-0, when he hit a solo home run off Josiah Gray in the top of the third. It was his 15th home run of the season.

"Tough loss," said Washington manager Paul Hoover. "But we'll rebound from it."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Marte 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .309 4 21
D. Mann 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .254 15 58
B. Witt Jr. SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 24 92
   a-M. Garcia PR, 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 19
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 29 111
K. Isbel LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .267 13 62
S. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 22 72
T. Gentry RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 6 12
W. Flores 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .252 22 83
B. Marsh CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .234 9 48
Totals 31 3 4 3 2 7 11      
a - M. Garcia pinch ran for B. Witt Jr. in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: S. Perez (32, 9th Inning off R. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Isbel (13, 2nd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mann (15, 3rd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Mann 4 , K. Isbel 5 , S. Perez 2
2-out RBI: K. Isbel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Flores
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr. , S. Perez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garcia (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 13 56
D. Crews RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .279 20 58
J. Soto LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .246 19 53
J. Wood CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .267 18 72
Y. Morales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .251 12 77
K. Hiura 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .206 9 31
J. Meneses DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 0 0
K. Ruiz C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .270 14 44
T. Estrada 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 15 48
Totals 31 1 5 1 3 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wood (24, 4th Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ruiz (16, 7th Inning off A. Chapman, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Hiura (8, 9th Inning off W. Vest, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Soto 2 , J. Wood 2 , K. Hiura 2 , K. Ruiz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Y. Morales 3 , J. Meneses , T. Estrada
Sac Fly: K. Ruiz
Hit by Pitch: C. Abrams
Team LOB: 8
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Luzardo W (10-3) 6.1 3 0 0 2 7 0 99 3.79   
A. Chapman H (24) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.97   
A. Ottavino H (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.92   
J. Taylor H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
W. Vest SV (21) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luzardo 72
Batters Faced: J. Luzardo 24, A. Chapman 4, A. Ottavino 1, J. Taylor 2, W. Vest 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luzardo 8-4, A. Chapman 0-0, A. Ottavino 0-0, J. Taylor 0-1, W. Vest 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luzardo 99-65, A. Chapman 17-10, A. Ottavino 7-4, J. Taylor 8-4, W. Vest 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ottavino 1-0 , J. Taylor 1-0 , W. Vest 2-0
WP: J. Luzardo
Hit Batsmen: A. Chapman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray L (7-8) 2.1 2 3 3 1 3 2 57 4.22   
J. Adon 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 39 11.25   
P. Sewald 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.79   
R. Fernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 39
Batters Faced: J. Gray 12, J. Adon 12, P. Sewald 7, R. Fernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 2-2, J. Adon 3-7, P. Sewald 3-1, R. Fernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 57-29, J. Adon 39-25, P. Sewald 23-15, R. Fernandez 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Adon 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Gray 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Luzardo
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 13198
Special Notes: Bobby Witt Jr. and Josiah Gray were ejected in the 3rd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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