Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves

MLB

Royals

85-75

0-3

Final

Braves

87-71

Truist Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Braves 3-0

The Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Truist Park. The Braves win the series 2-1. The Braves outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 4th inning. Sean Murphy went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Braves. Michael Massey went 2-for-4 for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 28

Braves win 3-0 behind Max Fried and Sean Murphy, but Royals still get to celebrate

Max Fried pitched three-hit ball over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over Kansas City on Friday night, but the Royals still got a chance to pop the corks on their first postseason berth since 2015.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Royals 40-39 on the road; Braves 44-33 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

Braves1st in NL East

Tyler Mahle SP
Abdomen, Soreness
Day-To-Day
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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamLF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador PerezC
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6Robbie GrossmanDH
7Hunter RenfroeRF
8Garrett Hampson3B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Braves1st in NL East

Max Fried SP

Probable starter · 11-10, 3.25 ERA, 166 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Harris IICF
2Ozzie Albies2B
3Marcell OzunaDH
4Matt Olson1B
5Jorge SolerRF
6Ramon LaureanoLF
7Sean MurphyC
8Gio Urshela3B
9Orlando ArciaSS

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia · Attendance 36,212
Officials: Erich Bacchus (Home Plate Umpire), Will Little (First Base Umpire), Laz Diaz (Second Base Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Third Base Umpire)