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. Holmeswin: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Lugosave: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg

Game Recap

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

3
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Nick Loftin scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. [1 run]
10
4
Carter Jensen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
20
5
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. Nick Loftin scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. [1 run]
30
8
Carter Jensen out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
40
8
Drake 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]
00
POP OUT — Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to third baseman Austin Riley. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Ronald Acuna Jr. pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Matt Olson grounds out, pitcher Seth Lugo to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
00

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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

spread: ATL -153

over/under: 8