Royals vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB Daily Fantasy action as the surging Kansas City Royals gallop into Nationals Park, ready to duel with the Washington Nationals in a classic underdog showdown. With the Royals boasting a solid season and still fighting hard in the American League, and the Nationals trailing in the National League dust, today’s 1:05 PM face-off in D.C. is set to spark fireworks. The betting gods have spoken with the Royals favored in the odds, and an over/under that promises a tight clash. Fresh off a head-to-head, where the Royals blanked the Nationals, both teams are charged up under the overcast skies of an 81-degree afternoon. So, as the Royals aim to ‘royally’ continue their conquest, and the Nationals look to ‘cap’ off their recent woes with a win, expect every pitch to be a battle for the crown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 26, 2024 01:05PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SSW at 5.1 mph. Temperature is at 81.0° with 69% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-172	+142	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-350	+250	11.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-178	+108	+3.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

121W-196L

77.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

128W-188L

22.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
09/24/24	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-7.0
09/24/24	Washington Nationals WAS	0	Under	-7.0
09/25/24	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Under	-5.0
09/25/24	Washington Nationals WAS	0	Under	-5.0
05/26/23	Washington Nationals WAS	12	Over	+14.0
05/26/23	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+14.0
05/27/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-2.0
05/27/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-2.0
05/28/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-3.0
05/28/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Under	-3.0

Royals Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 6.471 | IP 40.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-20-24	vsSF	2-1L	5.7	6	2	5	Under
09-14-24	@PIT	5-1W	5.0	4	1	8	Under
09-08-24	vsMIN	0-2W	7.0	4	0	7	Under
09-02-24	vsCLE	4-2L	5.0	5	2	3	Under
08-28-24	@CLE	5-7L	6.0	9	5	7	Over
08-23-24	vsPHI	4-7W	6.0	6	2	5	Under
08-17-24	@CIN	13-1W	6.0	4	0	9	Over
08-10-24	vsSTL	3-8W	7.0	5	2	6	Under
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	6.0	7	2	2	Under
07-30-24	@CWS	4-3W	7.0	5	2	5	Under
08-25-24	vsPHI	11-3L	1.0	4	5	1	Over
08-24-24	vsPHI	11-2L	1.0	3	2	2	Over
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	1.0	1	2	1	Over
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	1.3	3	3	1	Over
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Under
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Patrick Corbin

ERA 5.581 | IP 169.3 | 6.0W-13.0L | KO 136.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-19-24	@CHC	6-7L	4.3	8	5	4	Over
09-14-24	vsMIA	1-4W	6.0	3	1	6	Under
09-08-24	@PIT	3-7L	6.0	10	7	5	Under
09-03-24	@MIA	6-2W	5.7	7	2	8	Under
08-27-24	vsNYY	2-4W	6.0	2	0	6	Under
08-22-24	vsCOL	3-8W	6.0	4	1	8	Under
08-16-24	@PHI	2-3L	4.3	7	2	2	Under
08-10-24	vsLAA	4-5W	4.0	8	4	2	Under
08-05-24	vsSF	4-1L	6.0	7	4	6	Under
07-30-24	@ARI	0-17L	3.0	13	11	3	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/27	vs WAS	3-0W	7	0	Under
09/26	vs WAS	1-0W	8	0	Under
09/24	@ SF	0-2L	3	0	Under
09/24	@ SF	0-2L	3	0	Under
09/23	@ SF	0-9L	5	0	Under
09/22	@ SF	1-2L	5	0	Under
09/20	@ DET	2-4L	7	0	Under
09/19	@ DET	1-3L	7	0	Under
09/18	@ DET	6-7L	11	1	Over
09/17	vs PIT	3-4L	8	0	Under
09/16	vs PIT	5-1W	7	1	Under
09/15	vs PIT	8-3W	8	3	Under
09/13	vs NYY	3-4L	8	1	Under
09/12	vs NYY	5-0W	11	1	Under
09/11	vs NYY	4-10L	7	2	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/27	@ KC	0-3L	2	0	Under
09/26	@ KC	0-1L	5	0	Under
09/24	vs CHC	0-5L	8	0	Under
09/24	vs CHC	0-5L	8	0	Under
09/23	vs CHC	5-1W	12	1	Under
09/22	vs CHC	1-3L	5	1	Under
09/21	vs CHC	6-7L	13	1	Over
09/20	vs NYM	0-10L	3	0	Under
09/19	vs NYM	1-10L	4	0	Under
09/18	vs NYM	1-2L	5	0	Under
09/17	@ MIA	4-3W	8	2	Under
09/16	@ MIA	4-1W	8	3	Under
09/15	@ MIA	4-1W	4	1	Under
09/14	@ MIA	3-6L	6	0	Under
09/13	@ ATL	5-1W	13	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	11.0	14.0	0.251	0.373	0.338	0.711	0.293	0.021
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	13.2	17.2	0.333	0.596	0.436	1.032	0.412	0.051
#3 Salvador Perez	9.5	12.5	0.270	0.452	0.366	0.818	0.334	0.045
#4 Yuli Gurriel	8.8	11.7	0.255	0.319	0.426	0.745	0.301	0.000
#5 Freddy Fermin	9.2	11.8	0.273	0.371	0.347	0.718	0.297	0.018
#6 Hunter Renfroe	8.6	11.4	0.224	0.376	0.325	0.701	0.289	0.035
#6 Will Smith	3.6	9.0	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#7 Maikel Garcia	8.0	10.3	0.234	0.336	0.305	0.641	0.266	0.012
#8 Paul DeJong	7.3	9.6	0.232	0.436	0.303	0.739	0.306	0.055
#9 Garrett Hampson	6.6	8.3	0.228	0.301	0.286	0.587	0.246	0.000

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Dylan Crews	7.8	9.8	0.193	0.312	0.275	0.587	0.246	0.028
#2 James Wood	8.0	10.4	0.270	0.428	0.414	0.842	0.337	0.029
#3 Juan Yepez	7.3	9.5	0.268	0.426	0.354	0.780	0.320	0.029
#4 Luis Garcia Jr.	7.4	9.4	0.277	0.433	0.333	0.766	0.316	0.033
#5 Jose Tena	6.3	7.8	0.294	0.386	0.340	0.725	0.301	0.020
#6 Keibert Ruiz	5.9	7.7	0.224	0.359	0.271	0.630	0.264	0.029
#7 Joey Gallo	5.5	7.4	0.159	0.327	0.322	0.650	0.268	0.042
#8 Jacob Young	5.1	6.5	0.254	0.331	0.342	0.673	0.280	0.007
#9 Nasim Nunez	4.9	6.3	0.269	0.288	0.481	0.769	0.306	0.000

Royals Notable Injuries

Vinnie Pasquantino OUT (1B): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.447 Last game: 08/31/24. Impact: 2.9
James McArthur OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/18/24. Impact: 0.7
Chris Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/15/24. Impact: -0.3
Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2