{"id":2460934,"date":"2026-06-15T20:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2460934"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T20:45:17","slug":"game-notes-kansas-city-royals-vs-washington-nationals-june-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/game-notes-kansas-city-royals-vs-washington-nationals-june-15-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Notes: Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals (June 15, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1gqvddm0\" style=\"--post-section-margin-top:0px;--post-section-margin-right:0px;--post-section-margin-bottom:0px;--post-section-margin-left:0px;--post-section-padding-top:0px;--post-section-padding-right:0px;--post-section-padding-bottom:0px;--post-section-padding-left:0px;--post-section-border-color:#162A3E;--post-section-border-style:solid;--post-section-background-color:#FFFFFF;--post-section-text-color:#162A3E;--post-section-border-top-width:2px;--post-section-border-right-width:2px;--post-section-border-bottom-width:2px;--post-section-border-left-width:2px;--post-section-border-top-left-radius:7px;--post-section-border-top-right-radius:7px;--post-section-border-bottom-right-radius:7px;--post-section-border-bottom-left-radius:7px\">\n<div class=\"dream-post-content-bulletList _1ao94nj0\">\n<ul translations=\"[object Object]\" class=\"_1ao94nj1\">\n<li class=\"_11av8sw0\" translations=\"[object Object]\">\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\" style=\"--text-align:left\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Kansas City Royals (29-43) vs. Washington Nationals (37-35) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_11av8sw0\" translations=\"[object Object]\">\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\" style=\"--text-align:left\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">RHP Mitch Spence (0-0, 13.50 ERA) vs. LHP Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 3.70 ERA)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_11av8sw0\" translations=\"[object Object]\">\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\" style=\"--text-align:left\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Date: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Monday, June 15, 2026.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\"> | 6:45 p.m. EDT | <\/span><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Game: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">#73<\/span><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">|  <\/span><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Home Game: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">#36<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"_11av8sw0\" translations=\"[object Object]\">\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\" style=\"--text-align:left\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Location: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:#162A3E;font-family:inherit;--font-size:100%;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Nationals Park | Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1gqvddm0\" style=\"--post-section-margin-top:0px;--post-section-margin-right:0px;--post-section-margin-bottom:0px;--post-section-margin-left:0px;--post-section-padding-top:0px;--post-section-padding-right:0px;--post-section-padding-bottom:0px;--post-section-padding-left:0px;--post-section-border-color:#222222;--post-section-border-style:solid;--post-section-border-top-width:0px;--post-section-border-right-width:0px;--post-section-border-bottom-width:0px;--post-section-border-left-width:0px;--post-section-border-top-left-radius:0px;--post-section-border-top-right-radius:0px;--post-section-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--post-section-border-bottom-left-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\" style=\"--text-align:left\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\">Tonight the Washington Nationals kick off a three game series against the Kansas City Royals at Nationals Park. The Nationals are planning on sending left handed pitcher  Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 3.70) to the mound and will face right handed pitcher Mitch Spence from the Royals. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1gqvddm0\" style=\"--post-section-margin-top:0px;--post-section-margin-right:0px;--post-section-margin-bottom:0px;--post-section-margin-left:0px;--post-section-padding-top:0px;--post-section-padding-right:0px;--post-section-padding-bottom:0px;--post-section-padding-left:0px;--post-section-border-color:#162A3E;--post-section-border-style:solid;--post-section-border-top-width:2px;--post-section-border-right-width:2px;--post-section-border-bottom-width:2px;--post-section-border-left-width:2px;--post-section-border-top-left-radius:7px;--post-section-border-top-right-radius:7px;--post-section-border-bottom-right-radius:7px;--post-section-border-bottom-left-radius:7px\">\n<p><h2 class=\"hynlcx1 hynlcx3\" translations=\"[object Object]\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:rgb(247, 11, 11);font-family:inherit;--font-size:0.8rem;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Game Recap<\/span><\/span><br \/><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"font-family:inherit;--font-size:1.5rem;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">LAST GAME RECAP<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dream-post-content-imageBlock _2fealp0\">\n<div class=\"_2fealp1\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 360px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=720,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/43e8df9e-96f9-4b04-9a1f-edbed1c342c2\/Screenshot_2026-05-31_at_2.26.14_PM.png 2x\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 360px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=360,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/43e8df9e-96f9-4b04-9a1f-edbed1c342c2\/Screenshot_2026-05-31_at_2.26.14_PM.png 1x\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 430px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=860,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/43e8df9e-96f9-4b04-9a1f-edbed1c342c2\/Screenshot_2026-05-31_at_2.26.14_PM.png 2x\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 430px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=430,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/43e8df9e-96f9-4b04-9a1f-edbed1c342c2\/Screenshot_2026-05-31_at_2.26.14_PM.png 1x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\" style=\"--text-align:left\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\">On Sunday, the Washington Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-1 and secured their third consecutive series win thanks to a stand out performance by right handed pitcher Miles Mikolas who pitched 7.0 innings of scoreless baseball, striking out three and allowing only three hits. The Nationals offense once again was impressive, as every hitter in the lineup recored at least one hit. Leading the way, was OF James Wood who went 3-for-4 with a homerun, 2 RBI, a walk, and 2 runs. Catcher Keibert Ruiz continued his hot streak also going 3-for-4 with a homerun, 2 RBI and two runs scored. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1gqvddm0\" style=\"--post-section-margin-top:0px;--post-section-margin-right:0px;--post-section-margin-bottom:0px;--post-section-margin-left:0px;--post-section-padding-top:0px;--post-section-padding-right:0px;--post-section-padding-bottom:0px;--post-section-padding-left:0px;--post-section-border-color:#162A3E;--post-section-border-style:solid;--post-section-border-top-width:2px;--post-section-border-right-width:2px;--post-section-border-bottom-width:2px;--post-section-border-left-width:2px;--post-section-border-top-left-radius:7px;--post-section-border-top-right-radius:7px;--post-section-border-bottom-right-radius:7px;--post-section-border-bottom-left-radius:7px\">\n<p><h4 class=\"hynlcx1 hynlcx5\" translations=\"[object Object]\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"color:rgb(247, 11, 11);font-family:inherit;--font-size:12.8px;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Washington Nationals Schedule<\/span><\/span><br \/><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><span style=\"font-family:inherit;--font-size:1.5rem;--mobile-font-size:inherit\">Up Next\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dream-post-content-imageBlock _2fealp0\">\n<div class=\"_2fealp1\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 360px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=720,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/182d6508-8ca1-4b44-a290-313f2392b555\/436354190_10226405833838318_7251778599803596419_n.jpg 2x\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 360px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=360,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/182d6508-8ca1-4b44-a290-313f2392b555\/436354190_10226405833838318_7251778599803596419_n.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 430px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=860,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/182d6508-8ca1-4b44-a290-313f2392b555\/436354190_10226405833838318_7251778599803596419_n.jpg 2x\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 430px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,width=430,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/182d6508-8ca1-4b44-a290-313f2392b555\/436354190_10226405833838318_7251778599803596419_n.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.beehiiv.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=scale-down,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect\/uploads\/asset\/file\/182d6508-8ca1-4b44-a290-313f2392b555\/436354190_10226405833838318_7251778599803596419_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:0px\" class=\"_2fealp2 _2fealp5\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\">Tomorrow, the Nationals will continue their three-game series against the Royals with the first pitch scheduled again for 6:45 p.m. EDT. The probable pitcher for the Nationals will be left handed Foster Griffin who has a 7-2 record with an ERA of 3.46. The Nationals will face right handed pitcher Michael Wacha who has a 4-5 record and an ERA of 3.58.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"j6zgbu0\">\n<p class=\"dream-post-content-paragraph j6zgbu1\"><span class=\"hxnnnr0\"><strong>On Wednesday, the Nationals will conclude the series against the Royals with the first pitch at 1:35 p.m. EDT. 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