{"id":2461350,"date":"2026-06-16T02:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2461350"},"modified":"2026-06-16T02:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:38:55","slug":"garcia-and-crews-key-5-run-5th-inning-as-nationals-beat-royals-7-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/garcia-and-crews-key-5-run-5th-inning-as-nationals-beat-royals-7-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Garc\u00eda and Crews key 5-run 5th inning as Nationals beat Royals 7-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. hit a go-ahead single, Dylan Crews added a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals scored five times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Entry-content\">\n<div class=\"gallerySlider Entry-gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallerySlider--for-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gallerySlider-for\">\n<figure>\n                                                    <figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals&#8217; Nasim Nu\u00f1ez advances to third base on double hit by James Wood off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166854449211-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals pitcher Andrew Alvarez throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166857347387-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals designated hitter James Wood hits a double off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166857394479-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals&#8217; Curtis Mead hits a single off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence which scored Nasim Nu\u00f1ez and James wood during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166858288072-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26166857989714-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals&#8217; James Wood (29) slides into home plate and scores on single hit by Curtis Mead off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence during the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167060480187-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals&#8217; Nasim Nu\u00f1ez scores on a single hit by Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167060789349-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Kansas City Royals&#8217; Jac Caglianone, left, hits a double off Washington Nationals pitcher Brad Lord during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167060780625-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals&#8217; Luis Garc\u00eda Jr., left, hits a single off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mitch Spence which scored Keibert Ruiz and Nasim Nu\u00f1ez during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167064802459-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals pitcher Gus Varland throws during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure>\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26167066742369-1880x1254.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>\n                              <strong>Royals Nationals Baseball<\/strong> Washington Nationals&#8217; Dylan Crews runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Kansas City Royals pitcher Mason Black which also scored Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams)                            <\/figcaption><p>\n                                AP Photo\/Terrance Williams                            <\/p>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. hit a go-ahead single, Dylan Crews added a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals scored five times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Washington (38-35) has won seven of 10 and moved three games over .500 for the first time since 2019, when the Nationals won the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>Garc\u00eda\u2019s two-run single in the fifth gave the Nationals a 4-3 lead. Three batters later, Crews launched <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nationals\/status\/2066676519506792836?s=20\">a drive to left field<\/a> for his fourth homer this season.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Mead got Washington on the board in the third with a two-out single that bounced off the glove of Royals second baseman Nick Loftin and into center field for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Lord (5-0) threw three innings in relief and allowed two runs on two hits while striking out two. Nationals starter Andrew Alvarez gave up one run in four innings, striking out five.<\/p>\n<p>Starling Marte scored for Kansas City in the fourth on Carter Jensen\u2019s infield single, and Maikel Garcia added a two-run single single in the fifth that gave the Royals a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City starter Mitch Spence (0-1) was charged with six runs and seven hits in four-plus innings.<\/p>\n<h2>Up next<\/h2>\n<p>Royals RHP Michael Wacha (4-5, 3.58 ERA) starts Tuesday against Nationals LHP Foster Griffin (7-2, 3.46).<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright<br \/>\n                        \u00a9\u00a02026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source wtop.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. hit a go-ahead single, Dylan Crews added a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals scored five times in the fifth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Monday night. 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