Braves 9-3 Royals (15 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

4-11, 1-8 home


ATL
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	9	14	0
1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	11	0

B. Elder2-0

5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

K. Bubic0-2

5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

BravesTop 1st
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Ground Out
  Slider 83
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 2nd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 3rd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 4th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 5th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 6th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Elder pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- J. Chavez pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 7th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. Lee pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- Olivares hit for Isbel
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesTop 8th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- Olivares in left field.
  5
  3
- Bradley Jr. in center field.
  5
  3
- White to second on wild pitch by Yarbrough, Pillar to third on wild pitch by Yarbrough.
  5
  3
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- N. Anderson pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesTop 9th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- K. Yates pitching for ATL
  ATL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	89
2 Ground Out	Slider	83

Braves
10
Royals
3

Game 1

15/4

Braves
9
Royals
3

Game 2

15/4

Braves
5
Royals
4

Game 3

16/4

Kauffman Stadium

9:10 PM, 15 April 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 17,644

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Junior Valentine
First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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