Kansas City Royals @ Atlanta Braves

0-1, 0-1 Away

Final

1-0, 1-0 Home


KC
ATL

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

C. Sale1-0

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

C. Ragans0-1

4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Sale pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 95
  3
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  4
  Ball
  Slider 80
  5
  Single
  Four-seam FB 96
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Sale pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Sale pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- Albies caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  2
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Sale pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Sale pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 5th
- B. Falter pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Sale pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 6th
- B. Falter pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Lee pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 7th
- B. Falter pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Suarez pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
BravesBottom 8th
- A. Lange pitching for KC
  KC
  ATL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- T. Kinley pitching for ATL
  KC
  ATL
- Caglianone hit for Marte
  0
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	96
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	95
3 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	96
4 Ball	Slider	80
5 Single	Four-seam FB	96

Austin Riley flashes the leather for the Braves with a diving catch

0:21

Ronald Acuna Jr. makes a great defensive play to take a hit away

0:33

Michael Harris II smashes a home run

0:31

Royals
0
Braves
6

Game 1

27/3

Royals
Braves

Game 2

28/3

Royals
Braves

Game 3

29/3

Truist Park

11:15 PM, 27 March 2026

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 39,697

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
Third Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Cleveland	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Minnesota	0	1	.000	1	L1
Kansas City	0	1	.000	1	L1
Chicago	0	1	.000	1	L1

Team	W	PCT	GB	STRK
Miami	1	1.000	-	W1
Philadelphia	1	1.000	-	W1
New York	1	1.000	-	W1
Washington	1	1.000	-	W1
Atlanta	1	1.000	-	W1

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