Kansas City Royals @ Atlanta Braves
Royals Hitting
a-struck out looking for Marte in the 9th
- Batting
- GIDPWitt Jr.; Collins
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-4 (Marte 0-1, Perez 0-2, Collins 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBGarcia (1, 2nd base off Sale/Heim)
Braves Hitting
- Batting
- 2BOlson (1, Falter); Dubón (1, Falter)
- HRAlbies (1, 1st inning off Ragans 0 on, 2 Out); Harris II (1, 4th inning off Ragans 1 on, 1 Out); Baldwin (1, 3rd inning off Ragans 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIAlbies (1), Dubón 2 (2), Harris II 2 (2), Baldwin (1)
- 2Out RBIDubón 2; Albies.
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-7 (Heim 0-2, Riley 1-1, Dubón 1-2, White 0-2)
- Baserunning
- CSAlbies (1, 2nd base by Ragans/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Dubón-Albies-Olson 2)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLange 2/3; Ragans 13/21; Falter 7/14
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLange-1-3-2-2; Ragans-11-13-16-12; Falter-8-8-3-10
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLange 2-0; Ragans 3-3; Falter 2-3
- Game ScoresC Ragans 35
Braves Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPPasquantino (by Sale)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSale 17/23; Kinley 3/3; Lee 2/3; R. Suarez 3/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSale-16-9-16-13; Kinley-3-3-1-2; Lee-2-1-1-2; R. Suarez-3-1-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSale 6-4; Kinley 1-1; Lee 0-3; R. Suarez 2-0
- Game ScoresC Sale 69
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Albies homered to left (367 feet). | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Baldwin homered to right (370 feet). | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Harris II homered to right (372 feet), Heim scored. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Dubón doubled to center, Olson scored and Riley scored, Dubón to third. | 0 | 6 | ||
ATL wins 2-1
Game Information
Truist Park
4:45 AM, 28 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
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 41 | 38 | .519 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 42 | 39 | .519 | - | W1 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 44 | .463 | 4.5 | L3 |
| Detroit | 34 | 47 | .420 | 8 | L3 |
| Kansas City | 34 | 48 | .415 | 8.5 | L2 |
2026 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 48 | 31 | .608 | - | L4 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 36 | .556 | 4 | W3 |
| Miami | 42 | 39 | .519 | 7 | W2 |
| Washington | 41 | 41 | .500 | 8.5 | L3 |
| New York | 34 | 47 | .420 | 15 | L6 |

