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Kansas City Royals at Atlanta Braves

Truist Park, Atlanta Braves Home Opener Final

Final score

The Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 6–0 on Friday, March 27, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 0 69-93
at Atlanta Braves 6 94-68

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Atlanta Braves 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 11 0
  • W: Chris Sale (1-0)
  • L: Cole Ragans (0-1)

Home runs

  • Atlanta Braves: Drake Baldwin (1), Ozzie Albies (1), Michael Harris II (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Atlanta Braves Ozzie Albies homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Atlanta Braves Drake Baldwin homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 0–2
Bottom 4th Atlanta Braves Michael Harris II homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Jonah Heim scores. 0–4
Bottom 7th Atlanta Braves Mauricio Dubón doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Matt Olson scores. Austin Riley scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. 0–6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500
Lane Thomas CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .333
Salvador Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Starling Marte RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jac Caglianone PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jonathan India 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carter Jensen DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 30 0 5 0 3 8
Pitcher
Cole Ragans (L, 0-1) 4.0 6 4 4 4 5 3 90 9.00
Bailey Falter 3.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 48 6.00
Alex Lange 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00

Atlanta Braves

Batter
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Drake Baldwin DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250
Ozzie Albies 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500
Matt Olson 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .500
Austin Riley 3B 3 1 3 0 1 0 1.000
Eli White LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250
Mauricio Dubón SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 .250
Jonah Heim C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .000
Michael Harris II CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 10
Pitcher
Chris Sale (W, 1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 3 6 0 88 0.00
Dylan Lee 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
Robert Suarez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00
Tyler Kinley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
12 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:18 PM
Time of game
2:28
Attendance
39,697
Umpires
Home Plate: Doug Eddings, First Base: Mike Muchlinski, Second Base: Gabe Morales, Third Base: Emil Jimenez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 0 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 27

Matchup Status Details
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Athletics 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 1 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 6 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 5 at San Diego Padres 2 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 1 at Seattle Mariners 5 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Final Game page

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