Overview
- The Royals beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 to avoid a three-game sweep, a victory that came Wednesday in Washington.
- Carter Jensen, John Rave, Lane Thomas and Michael Massey each hit solo homers in the first three innings to produce an early 4-0 cushion.
- Starter Luinder Avila took a shutout into the sixth and finished with 5 2/3 innings, one run allowed, three hits, one walk and five strikeouts.
- Carter Jensen finished 4-for-4 with a walk and helped spark the offense while John Rave homered, later tripled and scored on Isaac Collins’ squeeze bunt.
- Washington chipped away late after reliever Matt Strahm allowed two run-scoring hits and Zack Littell took the loss, and Kansas City returns home to face St. Louis with Noah Cameron expected to start.