Braves meet the Royals with 1-0 series lead

Kansas City Royals (0-1) vs. Atlanta Braves (1-0)

Atlanta; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (0-0); Braves: Reynaldo Lopez (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -146, Royals +122; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves face the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 1-0.

Atlanta had a 76-86 record overall and a 39-42 record at home last season. The Braves slugged .399 with a .720 OPS as a team in the 2025 season.

Kansas City went 82-80 overall and 39-42 on the road a season ago. The Royals pitching staff averaged 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 3.9 runs per game in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Danny Young: 15-Day IL (elbow), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (hip), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

Royals: Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (calf), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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