Kansas City Royals @ Atlanta Braves

85-76, 40-40 Away

Final

88-71, 45-33 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	AVG
A. Frazier2B-1B	0-4	0	.202
M. GarciaSS	0-3	0	.232
S. PerezDH	1-4	0	.271
M. MelendezLF	0-4	0	.208
P. DeJong3B	0-3	0	.227
R. GrossmanRF	0-3	0	.212
F. FerminC	1-3	1	.271
G. Hampson1B-CF	1-2	0	.230
D. BlancoCF	0-2	0	.258
M. MasseyPH-2B	0-0	0	.259

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Lugo	2.0	1	0	1	3	36-23	3.00
M. Lorenzen	2.0	1	0	0	3	32-22	3.31
D. Lynch IV	2.0	2	0	2	3	37-25	3.32
J. Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	14-10	3.71
S. Long	1.1	1	1	1	3	26-12	3.16

According to ESPN Analytics

ATL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Truist Park

7:20 PM, September 28, 2024

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 38,775

Game Time:2:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Will Little
First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus

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.

Sep 29, 2024, 09:40 am - AP


KC
ATL

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

R. Iglesias6-2

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

S. Long3-3

1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	ATL
3rd	Blanco grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Fermin scored, Hampson out at second.	1	0
4th	Soler scored on error, Laureano safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Lorenzen, Laureano safe at second on error.	1	1
9th	d'Arnaud homered to center (421 feet).	1	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
0
Braves
3

Game 1

9/27

Royals
1
Braves
2

Game 2

9/28

Royals
4
Braves
2

Game 3

9/29

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	55	40	.579	-	W1
Philadelphia	54	43	.557	2	W2
Miami	52	45	.536	4	L3
Washington	48	49	.495	8	L3
New York	40	57	.412	16	L3

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Kansas City Royals @ Atlanta Braves

Win Probability

Game Information

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

R. Iglesias6-2

S. Long3-3

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League East Standings

MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year