{"id":1959112,"date":"2025-08-14T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1959112"},"modified":"2025-08-14T01:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T01:07:00","slug":"daylen-liles-9th-inning-single-leads-nationals-past-royals-8-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/daylen-liles-9th-inning-single-leads-nationals-past-royals-8-7-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daylen Lile’s 9th-inning single leads Nationals past Royals 8-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Daylen Lile\u2019s two-out, ninth-inning single boosted the Washington Nationals over the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

After the Royals tied the game in the eighth, Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. doubled, then scored on Lile’s single to right for the lead.<\/p>\n

Jose A. Ferrer (4-3) recorded four outs for the win. Carlos Est\u00e9vez (4-5) took the loss after allowing one run on two hits and a walk in the ninth.<\/p>\n

The Nationals took a five-run lead in the first, highlighted by Nathaniel Lowe\u2019s grand slam.<\/p>\n

Royals starter Seth Lugo surrendered seven runs on six hits over four innings. The five runs in the first was his most since an eight-run fourth inning against the Dodgers on Aug. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n

CJ Abrams hit his 16th homer leading off the fourth for a 7-3 Nationals lead.<\/p>\n

The Royals chipped away with two runs in the first and one in the second before Vinnie Pasquantino\u2019s three-run homer cut the Nationals lead to 7-6. Bobby Witt Jr. hit an eighth-inning sacrifice fly to tie the game.<\/p>\n

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Washington Nationals’ Luis Garcia Jr. crosses the plate to score on a single hit by Daylen Lile during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Credit: AP\/Charlie Riedel<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pasquantino has three homers and 11 RBIs in his last four games.<\/p>\n

Nationals starter Jake Irvin allowed six runs on seven hits and four walks in four innings.<\/p>\n

Kansas City hitters were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position against five Washington relievers.<\/p>\n

The third of four Royals relievers, Luinder Avila made his major league debut pitching a hitless eighth.<\/p>\n

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Washington Nationals center fielder Robert Hassell III, left, beats Daylen Lile to catch a one-run sacrifice fly hit by Kansas City Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. Credit: AP\/Charlie Riedel<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Key moment<\/h2>\n

Pinch-runner Tyler Tolbert stole second and third before scoring on Witt\u2019s game-tying eighth-inning sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Key stat<\/h2>\n

Since inking a two-year contract extension July 28, Lugo has allowed 18 earned runs in 18 1\/3 innings while failing to get through six innings in four starts.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/h2>\n

Nationals: RHP Brad Lord (3-6, 3.28 ERA) takes the mound in Washington against the Phillies.<\/p>\n

Royals: LHP Noah Cameron (6-5, 2.52) opens a homestand Friday against White Sox RHP Aaron Civale (3-7, 4.91).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.newsday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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