US EditionNew season, different start for Braves seeking sweep of Royals
- The Atlanta Braves seek a three-game sweep of the visiting Kansas City Royals on Sunday, entering the series finale with a 2-0 record.
- After losing their first seven games last year, Atlanta has reversed that trend this season, while the Royals arrive struggling to generate offense.
- Dominic Smith rallied the Braves to a 6-2 walk-off victory on Saturday with a grand slam, following Friday's 6-0 shutout.
- Grant Holmes faces Seth Lugo in the series finale, with Lugo holding a 5-0 record and 1.87 ERA in six career starts versus the Braves.
- Salvador Perez's 304th career home run leaves him 13 shy of tying Hall of Famer George Brett for the franchise record as the Royals seek offensive momentum.
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Biggest Takeaways From the Atlanta Braves’ Opening Weekend
Baseball is back. The strikeouts, bat flips, diving grabs, and even the new ABS system are in full swing. Life just feels better when baseball is on. For Atlanta Braves fans, Opening Day came with a little patience. We had to sit back and watch Wednesday and Thursday before finally getting their turn. When they did though, it was worth it. This season opened much better than last. Atlanta took game one over the Kansas City Royals 6-0 behind Chri…
Royals 4, Braves 1 and Rays 11, Cardinals 7
The Royals salvaged their three-game series against the Braves following a 4-1 victory in the finale in Atlanta. Seth Lugo allowed five hits over six-plus scoreless innings while Vinnie Pasquantino drove in a run and recorded a pair of hits. Grant Holmes got the loss after giving up three runs over five inning. The St. Louis Cardinals failed to complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays thanks to and 11-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at B…
Seth Lugo released 6 1/3 innings without allowing races and Carter Jensen connected a home run to lead the victory of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday by 4-1 over the Atlanta Bravos.
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