Atlanta Braves vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta BravesATL	4	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	11	2
Kansas City RoyalsKC	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	0

Decisions

• WinnerCharlie Morton
• LoserBrady Singer

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Matt Olson homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores.2-0
2. Top 1Austin Riley homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.3-0
3. Top 1Vaughn Grissom doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder MJ Melendez. Eddie Rosario scores.4-0
4. Bot 1Vinnie Pasquantino grounds into a force out, first baseman Matt Olson to shortstop Vaughn Grissom. MJ Melendez scores. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. Vinnie Pasquantino advances to 2nd, on a missed catch error by pitcher Charlie Morton, assist to shortstop Vaughn Grissom.4-1
5. Top 2Sam Hilliard homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.5-1
6. Top 2Sean Murphy doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Matt Olson scores.7-1
7. Bot 4Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Kevin Pillar in foul territory. Edward Olivares scores.7-2
8. Top 5Sean Murphy homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.8-2
9. Bot 5Kyle Isbel hit by pitch. MJ Melendez scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.8-3
10. Top 6Ronald Acuna Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Hilliard scores.10-3

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

20,186

Duration

2 h 22

Weather

77 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 12 mph, R To L

Umpires

Quinn Wolcott (Home plate) · Junior Valentine (First base) · Adrian Johnson (Second base) · Manny Gonzalez (Third base)