Kansas City Royals vs. Atlanta Braves

Mar 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	7	0	6
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	5

loss:

G. Holmes(0-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Lugo(1-0)save: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg(1)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves game highlights

ATLANTA -- There’s nothing like celebrating a win as a team, and the Royals got to do it for the first time in 2026 after their 4-1 victory over the Braves on Sunday at Truist Park, salvaging the opening series and heading back to Kansas City with some momentum ahead...

Scoring Summary

KCATL

3Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Nick Loftin scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. [1 run] 10
4Carter Jensen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 20
5Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Nick Loftin scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. [1 run] 30
8Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 40
8Drake Baldwin homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 41

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.364
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.182
4Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.167
5Carter JensenC	1	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	.125
6Lane ThomasLF-RF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.125
7Jac CaglianoneRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.286
Isaac CollinsLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Nick Loftin2B	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.250
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.286
TOTAL	7	33	4	4	8	3	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.1	5	0	0	3	0	77	0.00
Matt StrahmLHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.00
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	23	9.00
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	12	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	5	1	116	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ronald Acuna Jr.RF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.083
2Drake BaldwinC	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	.273
3Matt Olson1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.250
4Austin Riley3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.364
5Mike YastrzemskiLF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	.500
6Ozzie Albies2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	.364
7Michael Harris IICF	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	.364
8Dominic SmithDH	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Kyle FarmerPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
9Jorge MateoSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	.000
TOTAL	7	33	1	1	5	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Grant HolmesRHP	5.0	5	3	3	4	2	1	76	5.40
Didier FuentesRHP	4.0	2	1	1	4	1	0	56	2.25


TOTAL	9.0	7	4	4	8	3	1	132	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCATL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to third baseman Austin Riley. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Ronald Acuna Jr. pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Matt Olson grounds out, pitcher Seth Lugo to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ATL

4Runs1

7Hits7

0Errors0

.212Batting Avg.212

33At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In1

3Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

6Left on Base5

11Total Bases11

Game Details

Sunday, March 29, 2026 · 1:35 PM

Truist Park · Cumberland, GA

attendance: 37,961 (92.4%)

weather: 57 degrees, cloudy

tv: MLB Network

spread: ATL -153

over/under: 8