Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves

MLB

Royals

85-76

1-2

Final

Braves

88-71

Truist Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Braves 2-1

The Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Truist Park. The Braves win the series 2-1. Travis d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Braves.

Recap · Sep 29

D'Arnaud hits a walk-off homer as Braves keep up their playoff push with a 2-1 win over Royals

Travis d’Arnaud hit a home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Royals 40-40 on the road; Braves 45-33 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

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Adam Frazier1B
2Maikel GarciaSS
3Salvador PerezDH
4MJ MelendezLF
5Paul DeJong3B
6Robbie GrossmanRF
7Freddy FerminC
8Garrett HampsonCF
9Dairon BlancoCF

Braves1st in NL East

Reynaldo Lopez SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 1.99 ERA, 148 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Braves 3, Royals 0 (Sep 27)

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Game info

Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia · Attendance 38,775
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Laz Diaz (First Base Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Second Base Umpire), Erich Bacchus (Third Base Umpire)