Nationals at Royals August 12, 2025

Game Time: 7:40 ET

Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 19,334

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WSH	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	5	10	0
KC	1	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	X	8	6	0

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WSH	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	5	10	0
KC	1	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	X	8	6	0

Game

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Running

8th inning - SB: John Rave (2nd base off P. Poulin/ R. Adams)

Fielding

Double Plays - 1 (Witt Jr. to Pasquantino)

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Game Details

Game Time: 2:37

Umpires: HP-Will Little, 1B-Ryan Additon, 2B-David Arrieta, 3B-Lance Barksdale

Weather: 83 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 3 MPH In From Left

News From August 12, 2025

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Mitchell Parker

Takes third straight loss

PWashington Nationals

August 12, 2025

Parker (7-13) took the loss Tuesday against the Royals, allowing five runs on two hits and three walks while striking out three in 5.1 innings.

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Keibert Ruiz

Working out, but still in protocol

CWashington Nationals

August 12, 2025

Ruiz remains in concussion protocol but is continuing to take part in baseball activities, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

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Paul DeJong

Third straight multi-hit game

SSWashington Nationals

August 12, 2025

DeJong went 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.

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Josh Bell

Stays hot with 15th homer

1BWashington Nationals

August 12, 2025

Bell went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's loss to the Royals.

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Josiah Gray

Still limited to bullpen sessions

PWashington Nationals

August 12, 2025

Gray (elbow) continues to throw bullpen sessions at the Nationals' spring training complex in Florida, but the team has no immediate plans to have him face live pitching, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

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Dylan Crews

Could return for homestand

OFWashington Nationals

August 12, 2025

Crews (oblique) will remain on his rehab assignment with Triple-A Rochester through Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

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Lucas Erceg

Locks down second save

PKansas City Royals

August 12, 2025

Erceg secured his second save of the season in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Nationals after tossing a scoreless ninth inning.

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Michael Wacha

Earns third consecutive win

PKansas City Royals

August 12, 2025

Wacha (7-9) got the win Tuesday over the Nationals, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three in 5.2 innings.

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Nick Robertson

Links up with Royals

PKansas City Royals AAA

August 12, 2025

Robertson agreed to a minor-league contract with the Royals on Tuesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

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Hunter Harvey

Recovering from Grade 2 strain

PKansas City Royals

August 12, 2025

Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Harvey was diagnosed with a Grade 2 adductor strain and received an injection Tuesday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

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Mark Canha

Rehab moving to Triple-A

1BKansas City Royals

August 12, 2025

The Royals transferred Canha's (elbow) rehab assignment from Double-A Northwest Arkansas to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

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