Overview

• Vinnie Pasquantino opened the scoring with a first-inning sacrifice fly before belting a three-run homer in the third and an RBI double in the seventh to total five RBIs.
• Michael Wacha surrendered two runs on five hits and two walks over 5⅔ innings, marking his sixth straight start allowing fewer than three runs.
• Lucas Erceg worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record his second save of the season and preserve the Royals’ lead.
• Nationals starter Mitchell Parker yielded five runs in 5⅓ innings, extending a rough stretch that has seen him allow 17 runs over his last three starts.
• Kansas City improved to 60-60 for the second time since mid-June and is set to face Jake Irvin when Seth Lugo takes the mound in Wednesday’s series finale.