On Thursday, looking for a series sweep, Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (84-74) play the Washington Nationals (69-89), with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET at Nationals Park.
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch Kansas City take on Washington live.
When is Royals vs. Nationals and when does it start?
Where to watch Royals vs. Nationals
The Royals and Nationals will take to the field at Nationals Park for this matchup on Sept. 26, and if you’d like to catch the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on MASN2.
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Royals vs. Nationals Game Preview
These squads play again following the Royals’ 3-0 victory over the Nationals yesterday. Daniel Lynch (2.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K) registered the win for the Royals. Yuli Gurriel went 1-for-3 with a double to lead the team on offense. DJ Herz (5.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 K) took the loss on the mound for the Nationals.
Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have won 49 of the 80 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (61.3%).
Kansas City ranks 21st in baseball with 167 total home runs.
The Royals rank 12th in baseball, slugging .407.
Kansas City has the eighth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.81).
Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.250).
Nationals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 130 times this season and won 54, or 41.5%, of those games.
Washington ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 130 home runs as a team.
The Nationals rank 26th in the majors with a .373 team slugging percentage.
Washington has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.31) in the majors this season.
The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.336 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Michael Wacha
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Giants | Sept. 20 | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
at Pirates | Sept. 14 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
vs. Twins | Sept. 8 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
vs. Guardians | Sept. 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
at Guardians | Aug. 28 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Nationals Starter Recent Performance: Patrick Corbin
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Cubs | Sept. 19 | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
vs. Marlins | Sept. 14 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
at Pirates | Sept. 8 | 6.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
at Marlins | Sept. 3 | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
vs. Yankees | Aug. 27 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
Michael Wacha (13-8 with a 3.28 ERA and 143 strikeouts in 161 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his 29th of the season.
The righty last pitched on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.28, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 28 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .246 batting average against him.
Witt is batting .333 with 32 home runs and 108 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Kansas City hitters this season.
Salvador Perez has 157 hits and an OBP of .332 to go with a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
Maikel Garcia has collected 133 base hits, an OBP of .283 and a slugging percentage of .337 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Patrick Corbin (6-13) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his 32nd start of the season.
The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up five earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
The 35-year-old has an ERA of 5.58 and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .299 in 31 games this season.
Luis Garcia leads the Nationals in home runs (16), runs batted in (65) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .278.
Keibert Ruiz has 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks while batting .224.
Jacob Young is batting .253 with 24 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 28 walks.
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