| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-6 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2-0 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 3-0 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
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6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Kansas City Pitcher
C. Estevez
(L)
Atlanta Pitcher
O. Bido
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+122 | 8.5o | +1.5 |
|
|
-144 | 8.5u (0.5) | -1.5 (2.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| S. Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| C. Jensen | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| L. Thomas | PH -RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| J. India | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| J. Caglianone | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| T. Tolbert | PR -2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| I. Collins | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| K. Isbel | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Acuna Jr. | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| D. Baldwin | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| M. Olson | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .375 |
| J. Mateo | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A. Riley | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .571 |
| M. Yastrzemski | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| E. White | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| O. Albies | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| M. Harris II | CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| D. Smith | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| M. Dubon | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Wacha | 6 .0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Strahm (H 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| L. Erceg (H 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C. Estevez (L 0-1) | 0 .1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 162.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lopez | 6 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 |
| D. Lee | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Payamps | 0 .1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Bummer | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| O. Bido (W 1-0) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Truist Park
Temperature 62° Temperature
Attendance 39,362 attendance
Home Mike Muchlinski
1st Gabe Morales
2nd Emil Jimenez
3rd Doug Eddings
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | ATL Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, '26 | ATL |
|
ATL -138 | u7.5 | C. Ragans (4.0) | C. Sale (6.0) |
| Jul 30, '25 | KC |
|
KC -120 | u9.5 | A. Zerpa (1.0) | J. Wentz (6.2) |
| Jul 29, '25 | KC |
|
KC -126 | o9.5 | S. Lugo (5.2) | E. Fedde (4.2) |
| Jul 28, '25 | KC |
|
ATL -172 | o9.5 | R. Hill (4.0) | S. Strider (5.0) |
| Sep 29, '24 | ATL |
|
KC +187 | u8.5 | A. Marsh (5.0) | C. Morton (4.1) |
| Sep 28, '24 | ATL |
|
ATL -229 | u7.0 | S. Lugo (2.0) | R. Lopez (6.0) |
| Sep 27, '24 | ATL |
|
ATL -178 | u7.5 | B. Singer (6.0) | M. Fried (8.2) |
| Apr 16, '23 | KC |
|
ATL -147 | P9.0 | Z. Greinke (6.0) | K. Wright (5.2) |
| Apr 15, '23 | KC |
|
ATL -135 | o8.5 | K. Bubic (5.0) | B. Elder (5.1) |
| Apr 14, '23 | KC |
|
ATL -134 | o9.5 | B. Singer (5.0) | C. Morton (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Mar 27, 2026 ) Kansas City 0, Atlanta 6
Atlanta Braves right-hander Reynaldo Lopez will be under the microscope on Saturday when he returns one year after making his most recent big league start to face the visiting Kansas City Royals.
Lopez will have a tough act to follow. Teammate Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings to help Atlanta win the season opener 6-0 on Friday.
Lopez (0-0, 5.40 in 2025) made only one start in 2025 before being shut down for the season with shoulder issues that required surgery. He will face Kansas City workhorse Michael Wacha (10-13, 3.86 in 2025).
That last start came exactly one year ago on March 28, 2025.
With the Braves already thin in starting pitching, an effective Lopez would be a huge asset. He produced mixed results in five Grapefruit League appearances, posting a 4.15 ERA in just 17 1/3 innings. His velocity was down to 89.2 mph in his final spring outing, but Lopez said he experienced "mechanical issues" that were addressed afterward.
"I'm without pain and throwing all my pitches," Lopez said.
Lopez joined the Braves as a free agent in 2024 and was selected as a National League All-Star en route to going 8-5 with a 1.99 ERA.
In 27 career appearances against Kansas City, 15 of them starts, Lopez is 5-5 with a 5.00 ERA. He last faced the Royals on Sept. 28, 2024, and earned no decision, despite allowing only one run and two hits and striking out nine over six innings.
While Lopez has been dealing with health issues, Wacha continues to build his reputation as a productive innings-eater. Wacha made 31 starts last season and pitched 172 2/3 innings, the second-most in his career. He set a standard for dependability by allowing three or fewer earned runs in 23 starts.
"I'm always trying to improve, never trying to be content with where I am," Wacha said. "Always trying to improve the repertoire, trying to get those pitches in my repertoire dialed in to where I need them to be."
Wacha threw 88 pitches over five innings and allowed two runs in his final spring training start. He made five appearances and posted a 6.89 ERA in 15 2/3 innings in exhibition play.
"I thought stuff was coming out good," Wacha said afterward. "I mixed in a few too many walks, but overall I liked the way the stuff is coming out. I'm excited about the regular season."
Wacha has made nine appearances, seven starts, against the Braves, going 1-4 with a 4.42 ERA. He last faced them on April 8, 2023, while playing for the San Diego Padres and earned the win after pitching six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts.
Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro expects the team's lineup to produce more than it did on Friday. The Royals had only five hits -- none for extra bases -- in the opener.
"Obviously didn't go our way," Quatraro said. "That wasn't how we would have drawn it up. They pitched well. You knew it was going to be tough to score on Sale. We had some opportunities early that we didn't capitalize on, and they hit the long ball. And that was really the story of the game."
The Royals took advantage of the new ABS challenge system, however. Catcher Salvador Perez challenged three pitches and all were reversed. Conversely, Atlanta was 0-for-2 on its challenges.
"I thought Sally would be good at it," Quatraro said. "Even last year before we were using it for real, he was good with the reviews that we would do on the iPad. Clearly that helped us save some pitches."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ragans | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Jonathan India on the 10-day injured list. The Royals announced Tuesday that India underwent season-ending surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| B. Falter | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Bailey Falter on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Foot( Mar 31, '26) | Mar 31, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Carlos Estévez on the 15-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Acuna Jr. | RF | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( May 02, '26) | May 02, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed OF Ronald Acuña on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring. | ||||
| D. Dodd | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Back( Apr 22, '26) | Apr 22, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed LHP Dylan Dodd on the 15-day injured list with left thoracic spine inflammation. | ||||
| D. Young | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 10, '26) | Apr 10, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred LHP Danny Young to the 60-day injured list with a left elbow reconstruction. | ||||
| A. Smith-Shawver | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 02, '26) | Apr 02, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on the 60-day injured list following right elbow reconstruction. | ||||
| H. Waldrep | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Hurston Waldrep on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from elbow surgery. | ||||
| H. Kim | SS | Ten Day IL - Finger( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed INF Ha-Seong Kim on the 10-day injured list with right middle finger laceration. | ||||
| J. Wentz | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 23, '26) | Mar 23, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed LHP Joey Wentz on the 60-day injured list with a right ACL tear. | ||||
| S. Schwellenbach | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Spencer Schwellenbach on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| J. Jimenez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Atlanta Braves placed RHP Joe Jiménez on the 60-day injured list with a left articular cartilage injury. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 27, '25
ATH 2 - KC 4
|
W +106 | u10.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 21, '25
KC 5 - TOR 8
|
L +103 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 | 1.7 |
|
Sep 16, '25
KC 5 - SEA 12
|
L +122 | o8.5 | 2.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 17.6 | 3.0 |
|
Sep 05, '25
KC 2 - MIN 1
|
W -130 | u8.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 14.6 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 31, '25
KC 0 - DET 5
|
L +151 | u7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 15.2 | 0.6 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 74.6 | 15.8 | 1.6 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 08, '23
ATL 1 - SD 4
|
W +134 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 15.8 | 2.5 |
|
Jul 16, '21
ATL 6 - TB 7
|
W +115 | o8.5 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 19.5 | 5.0 |
|
Aug 01, '20
ATL 7 - NYM 1
|
L +113 | u10.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 | 0.7 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 89.7 | 19.8 | 2.7 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 28, '25
SD 4 - ATL 3
|
L +114 | p7.0 | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 18.8 | 1.4 |
|
Sep 28, '24
ATL 2 - KC 1
|
W -229 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12.2 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 10, '24
WAS 0 - ATL 12
|
W -134 | o7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 05, '24
ATL 1 - COL 3
|
L -270 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 15.2 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 30, '24
PHI 2 - ATL 7
|
W +125 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 16.0 | 6.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 17.4 | 1.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 28, '24
ATL 2 - KC 1
|
W -229 | u7.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12.2 | 1.3 |
|
Sep 04, '21
KC 7 - CHW 10
|
W -151 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 16.3 | 2.0 |
|
Aug 28, '20
CHW 6 - KC 5
|
W -144 | o10.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 17.5 | 4.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 69.3 | 15.3 | 2.4 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6.75 | .324 | .395 | 1.88 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
|
|
0.00 | .167 | .265 | 0.89 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
9.00 | 9.00 | .353 | .476 | 2.50 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
|
|
0.00 | 0.00 | .158 | .304 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.50 | 4.50 | .294 | .294 | 1.25 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
|
|
0.00 | 0.00 | .182 | .182 | 0.67 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |