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"Sometimes, you just have to get your mind right," said manager Mike Matheny. He allowed six earned runs in just four innings, with Tyler Zuber and Grant Gavin cleaning up behind him with two scoreless frames each. Kowar has struggled to a 10.34 ERA through his first six starts, and was optioned to Omaha early on Thursday morning as Brad Keller was activated from his rehab assignment. On the other side, it has been a completely different story. The southpaw Cate is now 5-0 on the season, and leads the majors in ERA with a 1.47 mark through 36 2/3 innings. Picked just thirty-two spots apart in the 2018 draft, Jackson Kowar of the Royals and Tim Cate of the Nationals squared off on Wednesday, with the Nationals' Cate coming out on top in a big way, posting his fifth victory in six starts as Washington avoided a season sweep at the hands of the Royals by a 6-3 score. W: Tim Cate (5-0) L: Jackson Kowar (0-5) S: Josiah Gray (9) Making his MLB debut, first baseman Nick Pratto, was 1-for-3 with a double, two runs scored, and a pair of walks in addition to being hit by a pitch. The Royals pounded out twenty-one hits, with four from outfielder Kyle Isbel, and three each from Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, and Salvador Perez. "I barely had time to blink, and I looked up at the scoreboard, and it's turned into a football score." "It was a competitive game heading into the final innings," said Nationals manager Dave Martinez, who is 0-3 against the Royals this season. It took three different Nationals pitchers to finally get through the last inning, with Ryley Gilliam, Marshall Kasowski, and Yimi Garcia all hurling for Washington. W: Josh Staumont (2-0) L: Ryley Gilliam (0-1) S: Noneĭown 6-3 heading into the fifth, the Royals then reeled off eleven unanswered runs, including eight in the ninth inning as Kansas City pulled away late from the Nationals by a 14-6 score. Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals