At Nationals Park on Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals (82-74) begin a three-game series against the Washington Nationals (69-87), at 6:45 p.m. ET.
The Nationals are an underdog (+100 on the moneyline) when they take on the Royals (-119). The starting pitchers are Michael Lorenzen (7-6) for the Kansas City Royals, and DJ Herz (4-8) for the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals were handed a 5-0 loss to the Cubs Sunday. James Wood (2-for-4 with a double) led the way offensively, while Jake Irvin got the loss on the mound after going four innings, giving up five earned runs on four hits while striking out three.