Atlanta Braves vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Braves

11-4

9-3

Final

Royals

4-11

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	9
KC	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3

Who won: Braves 9-3

The Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Braves win the series 3-0. The Braves outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 8th inning. Sean Murphy went 3-for-3 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Braves. Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Apr 15

Murphy and Albies each have 4 RBIs as Braves beat Royals 9-3

Sean Murphy homered among his three hits and drove in four runs, Ozzie Albies also had four RBI, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 3-0.
Braves 7-1 on the road; Royals 1-8 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP

Probable starter · 12-4, 3.81 ERA, 128 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
2Matt Olson1B
3Austin Riley3B
4Sean MurphyC
5Ozzie Albies2B
6Vaughn GrissomSS
7Marcell OzunaDH
8Kevin PillarLF
9Eli WhiteCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Kris Bubic SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 3.94 ERA, 16 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
2MJ MelendezRF
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador PerezC
5Kyle IsbelCF
6Michael Massey2B
7Hunter Dozier1B
8Nicky Lopez3B
9Jackie Bradley Jr.CF

The series

ATL wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Braves 10, Royals 3 (Apr 14)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 17,644
Officials: Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Second Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Third Base Umpire)