Atlanta Braves at Kansas City Royals
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Isbel and Pasquantino power Royals to 9-6 win over Braves after Acuña exits with injury
Seth Lugo (8-5) won his first start since agreeing Monday to a $46 million, two-year contract for 2026 and ’27. Pasquantino finished with three hits and two RBI.
Bobby Witt Jr. also drove in two runs for the Royals, and Jonathan India had a two-run double.
Marcell Ozuna homered and knocked in three for Atlanta, and Austin Riley also went deep. But right-hander Erick Fedde (3-11) fell behind 4-0 after two innings in his Braves debut.
Michael Harris II had three hits.
Acuña left in the sixth inning after chasing down a ball in right field. He will be placed on the 10-day injured list, the Braves said.
Pasquantino hit a solo homer in the first, and Isbel gave Kansas City a 7-3 lead with his bases-clearing double in the sixth. Witt added a run-scoring single and Pasquantino an RBI double to make it 9-3.
Lugo took a shutout into the sixth, but got only two more outs. He was charged with three runs and seven hits while striking out five and walking four.
Carlos Estévez, the fifth Royals reliever, got three outs for his 28th save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Williams lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Albies singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Baldwin lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Ozuna grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Schreiber |
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9th Inning | Frazier at second base. |
Statistics
 ATL |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 9 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 14 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 4 |
| 5 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 9 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 40 | At Bats | 34 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 4 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 165 | Pitches | 155 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 25 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 9.6 | Runs Created | 8.1 |
| .350 | Batting Average | .353 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .625 | Slugging Percentage | .559 |
| .400 | Secondary Average | .471 |
| .422 | On Base Percentage | .436 |
| 1.047 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .995 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 9.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.2 |
| 52.5 | Batter Rating | 63.0 |
| 20.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.67 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .275 | Isolated Power | .206 |
| 0.71 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.25 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| .050 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .118 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 18.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 103.0 | MLB Rating | 103.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 22,562 | Capacity: