Final · MLB · Sat Mar 28, 6:15 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Michael Wacha (KC) vs Reynaldo López (ATL)
- TV
- FOX / FOX ONE
- Where
- Truist Park
Braves top Royals 6-2. Braves took the lead for good in the 9th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
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Win: Osvaldo Bido. Loss: Carlos Estévez. Home runs: Perez, S (KC), Smith, D (ATL). Smith, D drove in 4 for Braves.
By the numbers: Hits KC 5, ATL 9; Errors KC 0, ATL 1; Left on base KC 12, ATL 10.
Team stats
| KC | ATL |
|---|
| Hits | 5 | 9 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 12 | 10 |
| Home runs | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 3 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 8 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Garcia, M 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jensen DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas, L RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Estévez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 80 |
| Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Estévez (L) | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 132 |
Atlanta Braves
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Acuña Jr. RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Baldwin, D C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mateo PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley, A 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yastrzemski LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White, E PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albies 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harris II CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Smith, D DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dubón SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| López, R | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 77 |
| Lee, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Bummer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bido (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 138 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out ATL Ronald Acuña Jr. flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out ATL Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging.
- 3 out ATL Matt Olson strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out sharply to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging, catcher Drake Baldwin to first baseman Matt Olson.
- 3 out KC Jonathan India pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies.
Bottom 2nd 3
- 1 out ATL Austin Riley strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATL Mike Yastrzemski lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out ATL Ozzie Albies grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 3rd 5
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, pitcher Reynaldo López to first baseman Matt Olson.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Isaac Collins to 3rd.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out ATL Michael Harris II strikes out swinging, catcher Salvador Perez to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATL Dominic Smith grounds out, second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out ATL Mauricio Dubón pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen walks.
- 3 out KC Jonathan India grounds out softly, pitcher Reynaldo López to first baseman Matt Olson.
Bottom 4th 3
- 0 out ATL Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out ATL Drake Baldwin grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 2nd. Drake Baldwin out at 1st.
- 3 out ATL Matt Olson called out on strikes.
Top 5th 3
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins grounds into a force out, first baseman Matt Olson to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Isaac Collins to 1st.
- 3 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II.
Bottom 5th 5
- 1 out ATL Austin Riley called out on strikes.
- 1 out ATL Mike Yastrzemski singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Michael Wacha.
- 2 out ATL Ozzie Albies flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out ATL Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Mike Yastrzemski to 3rd. Michael Harris II to 2nd.
- 3 out ATL Dominic Smith strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to first baseman Matt Olson.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out ATL Mauricio Dubón lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out ATL Ronald Acuña Jr. walks.
- 3 out ATL Drake Baldwin grounds into a double play, second baseman Jonathan India to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 2nd. Drake Baldwin out at 1st.
Top 7th 5
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 1, ATL 0
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen lines out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 2 out KC Jonathan India strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 7th 4
- 1 out ATL Matt Olson strikes out on a foul tip.
- 1 out ATL Austin Riley singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out ATL Mike Yastrzemski grounds into a force out, second baseman Jonathan India to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Austin Riley out at 2nd. Mike Yastrzemski to 1st.
- 3 out ATL Ozzie Albies flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
Top 8th 6
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson.
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia walks.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Matt Olson. Maikel Garcia scores. Fielding error by first baseman Matt Olson. KC 2, ATL 0
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
- 3 out KC Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
Bottom 8th 4
- 0 out ATL Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out ATL Dominic Smith grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATL Mauricio Dubón walks.
- 3 out ATL Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 9th 3
- 1 out KC Jonathan India strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out KC Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins called out on strikes.
Bottom 9th 7
- 0 out ATL Drake Baldwin walks.
- 0 out ATL Matt Olson singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Drake Baldwin to 3rd.
- 1 out ATL Austin Riley pops out to second baseman Tyler Tolbert.
- 1 out ATL Mike Yastrzemski singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Drake Baldwin scores. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. KC 2, ATL 1
- 1 out ATL Ozzie Albies walks. Eli White to 2nd.
- 1 out ATL Michael Harris II singles on a ground ball to pitcher Carlos Estévez. Jorge Mateo scores. Eli White to 3rd. Ozzie Albies to 2nd. KC 2, ATL 2
- 1 out ATL Dominic Smith hits a grand slam (1) to right center field. Eli White scores. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II scores. KC 2, ATL 6