Major League Baseball

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Atlanta Braves 5
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Kansas City Royals 4
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Match Report

Grissom RBI, Albies HR push Braves past Royals 5-4

— Vaughn Grissom hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, Ozzie Albies homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Sunday for a series sweep.

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Top Performers

ATL

  • Ronald Acuna Jr. RF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Matt Olson 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Sean Murphy C H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Sam Hilliard LF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1

KC

  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Vinnie Pasquantino 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Nicky Lopez 2B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0

Head to Head

ATL wins series 3-0

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Atlanta Braves

  • Spencer Strider 60-Day-IL
  • Joe Jimenez 60-Day-IL
  • Jurickson Profar suspension
  • Joey Wentz 60-Day-IL
  • Spencer Schwellenbach 60-Day-IL

Lineups

KC

  1. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  2. 1MJ MelendezC
  3. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 13Salvador PerezDH
  5. 34Edward OlivaresRF
  6. 28Kyle IsbelCF
  7. 99Franmil ReyesLF
  8. 9Matt Duffy3B
  9. 33Nicky Lopez2B

Substitutes

  1. 41Jackie Bradley Jr.RF
  2. 18Nate EatonLF

ATL

  1. 13Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
  2. 28Matt Olson1B
  3. 27Austin Riley3B
  4. 12Sean MurphyDH
  5. 9Eddie RosarioLF
  6. 1Ozzie Albies2B
  7. 5Vaughn GrissomSS
  8. 16Sam HilliardCF
  9. 41Chadwick TrompC

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36133 9th Inning
  2. Foul Out 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36133 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 5-4

    Grissom singled to right, Albies scored.

    32156 9th Inning
  8. Single 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  9. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32156 9th Inning
  10. Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    38102 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    38102 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    38102 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    38102 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 4-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
    32594 7th Inning
  18. Play Result 4-4

    Pasquantino homered to right (376 feet), Witt Jr. scored.

    32594 7th Inning
  19. Home Run 4-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32594 7th Inning
  20. Strike Swinging 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32594 7th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32594 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36173 7th Inning
  26. Foul Out 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36173 7th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32594 6th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    32594 6th Inning
  30. Play Result 4-2

    Reyes singled to left, Perez scored, Isbel to second.

    32594 6th Inning
  31. Single 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32594 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    39652 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39652 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    5883 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39652 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5883 5th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 4th Inning
  47. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    5883 4th Inning
  48. Play Result 4-1

    Albies homered to right (376 feet).

    5883 4th Inning
  49. Home Run 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    5883 4th Inning
  50. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    5883 4th Inning
  51. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    39652 3rd Inning
  52. Play Result 3-1

    Witt Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Reyes scored, Lopez out at second, Duffy to third.

    39652 3rd Inning
  53. Ground Out 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    39652 3rd Inning
  54. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    39652 3rd Inning
  55. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 3rd Inning
  56. Strike Looking 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39652 3rd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 3rd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39652 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 5-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    36133 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 5-4

    Witt Jr. struck out swinging.

    36133 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36133 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36133 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36133 9th Inning
  7. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36133 9th Inning
  8. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36133 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    A.J. Minter pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.

    36133 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    36133 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 5-4

    Lopez grounded out to second.

    36133 9th Inning
  12. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36133 9th Inning
  13. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36133 9th Inning
  14. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36133 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36133 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    A.J. Minter pitches to Nicky Lopez

    36133 9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    36133 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 5-4

    Duffy fouled out to first.

    36133 9th Inning
  19. Foul Out 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36133 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    A.J. Minter pitches to Matt Duffy

    36133 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 5-4

    Minter relieved Anderson

    36133 9th Inning
  22. Start Inning 5-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  23. End Inning 5-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 5-4

    Tromp struck out swinging.

    32156 9th Inning
  26. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    32156 9th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  29. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  30. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  31. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Scott Barlow pitches to Chadwick Tromp

    32156 9th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 5-4

    Hilliard grounded out to pitcher, Grissom to second.

    32156 9th Inning
  34. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  35. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32156 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    32156 9th Inning
  38. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Scott Barlow pitches to Sam Hilliard

    32156 9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32156 9th Inning

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