Nationals vs. Royals Game Highlights (8/12/25)

Nationals vs. Royals Game Highlights (8/12/25) | MLB Highlights

And now Michael Walka who over his last two starts has given up runs in the first inning and Then nothing after that against the Blue Jays and the Red Sox and no walks. How about no walks against his last 63 hitters set to face James Wood tall left handed swinging left fielder. So a four game streak, six RBIs over that time, two pitch trying to drop it to left and he will and it’s a five game hitting streak for James with eight base hits last night. CJ Abrams struck out in his first three. Back to the middle junior is right there. 632 down in the top of the first inning that turns the inning around and up comes Josh Bell who homered in the first inning last night. One ball, no strikes. And now a chopper to second base to his left when he makes the play and down with the nationals , Washington Nothing Royals coming up. Starting pitcher for the Nats tonight, 25 year old left hitter Mitchell Parker from Albuquerque start number 24 7 to 12 record outside leadoff walk for Michael Garcia that puts a guy with speed on base and now Bobby Jr and he’s going and it’s tapped out in front of the mound, didn’t get a great grip and Michael Garcia goes first to third baserunning by garcia. So that forces the nationals to bring their infield in with zero for four last night. And there’s the fly ball to left field and should be deep enough making the catch would, here comes the runner home, the throw is off line and one to nothing Royals, Michael Walker has two outs on five pitches in the second. So runner at first two down for day back hand stop of a sharp ground ball in the inning. One hit one left coming up bottom of the second one to two down bases empty one Royals long at bat here for Frazier. This will be the ninth pitch, the 32 swing and a miss. He struck him out high fastball at 94. So both innings tonight Parker is finished with a strikeout and after 210, Kansas City third inning, Luis Garc-a Junior will lead off Michael Walker delivers to Luis Garc-a Junior. He bunts the first pitch toward third garcia bare hand pickup throw to first time to get what terrific play from Michael garcia to start the top of the third. And that is a very quick 123 inning for Michael Wacha. He goes through all three of the nationals lefties in that inning and we go to the bottom of the third Royals won nationals. Nothing. And garcia takes high. That’s ball four. He’s on base for a second time tonight with his second walk of the night. So a two out base runner for the Royals and that brings up Bobby Witt Junior, the pitch bounces it back on the middle. Garcia slides, gets it on the backhand, bounces the throw to first, not nearly in time save with an infield single and the Royals have two on with two out and that’s their first hit another chance for Vinney to drive in a run first pitch to Vinny Pao and he lines it down the right field line toward the corner and just over the fence in the right field corner. The first pitch three run ambush home run from Vinny Pasquin Pasqua looking for that first good heater. The Royals take a 4 to 0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Top of the fourth inning bases empty. Two outs has been cruising so far tonight, he’s only given up two hits. Both. He is not allowed a member of the nationals to even reach second base. Pay off pitch to the young fastball swung on and missed strike three, Michael walk got his first strikeout and he’s now through four scoreless innings tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Randall leads off the bottom of the fourth inning. Parker rocks and kicks 30, swung on and hit in the air by Rich to center back is hassle leaping at the fence and he pulls it back in. What a catch Robert hassle. The third climbs the wall and brings it back in a spectacular leaping catch by the national center fielder. Robert Hassle. The third. He goes over, he pulls it back. What an absolute robbery by robert hassle. The third parker has his 2nd 123 inning at the end of four, Kansas City for Washington. Michael walker is at it again. He is on Cruz control and certainly has been lately three and two on low walk kicks and delivers and away and a miss at a fastball up and he strikes him out. He goes upstairs gets the job done striking out his second on the night. And here’s Riley Adams, the right handed catcher 11, a ground ball toward the whole left side. That’s another base hit for Adams at the most recent national sit. Now the next national hit. So puts it away and there’s the second out of this Washington fifth inning. Here is Luis Garc-a Junior. He was out trying to bunt for a hit. He will rock one into right. That’s fair. These are deep corners here, Adams heading for garcia heading easily to third. It’s a trip ballpark down the line here and the Nats are on the board with Garcia’s 51st of the year as garcia with an RB I triple in the right field corner. Nats on the board. It’s 4 to 1 Kansas City bottom of the fifth inning. Nick Lofton, Tyler Tolbert and Michael Garcia coming up against Mitchell Parker 1 to 1 a line drive toward right center field. That way is Hassell into a dive. He’s got it. A diving backhanded catch for Hassell. He’s everywhere in center field tonight. He’s robbed a homer now. He Robs Lofton on a diving catch. We go to the sixth in Kansas City, the Royals four and the Nationals won. Now Walker faces CJ. Abrams who is zero for two stays back and skies one to right center. It’s in the air for a long, long time. It’s up against the wall. CJ is already at second and he will cruise into third base triple number five. Tonight, Bell is grounded to second and popped to short too low fastball missing ball four and Bell is drawn another walk the runner at first, the runner at third one out and Paul coming up. Now the pitch and young swings and skies in the air left center field shallow coming on Tolbert , the center fielder out as the shortstop win and he dropped the ball. Abrams breaks for the plate throw to second and Bell is going to get forced out but Abrams comes in to score. Now, the Royals for the Nationals two sixth inning Connor Pilton is in the game the 10th time this season leadoff walk is still there with two outs and that will bring up Randall. He delivers and Grik punches it down the right field line. That’s a fair ball skid into the corner can fly. He’s around second. He hits third. Wilson waves him hole no throw scores. Standing opposite field RB I double from Randall. The Royals extend their lead. It’s five to two runner on second with two down for jonathan India. Now the pitch India drives it high in the air deep to left wood gives it a look. It’s out of here into the nationals bullpen. A two run bomb from Jonathan India. Add two more to the Royals tally. It’s 7 to 2 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Sam Long got the final out in the sixth. He stays on for the seventh. It’s a two out infield hit for Hassell back to the top of the lineup and lefty James Wood and Wood will drill one to left that’s going to plug the gap and that will get Hassell home. It appears here he comes and it’s a 73 ball game. Here’s CJ Abrams breaking ball right side base hit. Here comes wood. The nets putting up the battle here and it’s 74 in the seventh runners on 1st and 2nd with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Masino hit a three run homer back in the third inning. Also had a sack fly in the first inning. Here’s the pitch fastball ripped down the right field line poking toward the corner, the wall it bounce back into right field Tolbert in to score. Patino pulls into second with an RB I double. He’s driven in five tonight and he extends the lead in the bottom of the seventh. It’s 8 to 4 Royals will bring on their fourth pitcher of the night right under Taylor Clark to take over in the eighth. Young at second with two down for right fielder Daylin Lyle and there’s a ball drilled down the right field line coming around. Third, Paul de and the Nets continue to hang around here. It’s eight to five. Ninth inning Royals leading 85. So it’s coming on to pitch for the Royals and they are two down in the ninth inning, gets the sign and in comes the 11 pitch and the fly ball into short center field and overcomes the center fielder is, makes the play to end the game. So very quick and efficient. Ninth inning Royals have made it two straight over Washington. Final score. 85.

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