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Donaldson grounded out, shortstop Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.

Grounded out, shortstop Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.

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Lopez hit an infield single to second, McBroom scored, Starling to second.

Hit an infield single to second, McBroom scored, Starling to second.

Donaldson doubled to center, Albies scored.

Markakis singled to center, Donaldson scored.

Swanson singled to center, Riley scored, Flowers scored, Hamilton to third.

Singled to center, Riley scored, Flowers scored, Hamilton to third.

Albies hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Starling, Hamilton scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Starling, Hamilton scored.

Donaldson doubled to left, Hamilton scored, Swanson scored, Albies scored.

Doubled to left, Hamilton scored, Swanson scored, Albies scored.

Duvall singled to left, Donaldson scored.

Royals second.  O'Hearn flied out to center fielder Hamilton.  Starling struck out.  Lopez tripled to center.  Viloria doubled to right, Lopez scored.  Merrifield fouled out to first baseman Cervelli.

Royals fourth.  Newcomb pitching.  McBroom hit an infield single to second.  O'Hearn singled to right, McBroom to third.  Starling grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Donaldson to second baseman Albies, O'Hearn out.  Lopez hit an infield single to second, McBroom scored, Starling to second.  Viloria struck out.  Merrifield struck out.

Braves fifth.  Hamilton popped out to second baseman Merrifield.  Swanson flied out to center fielder Starling.  Albies walked on a full count.  Donaldson doubled to center, Albies scored.  Markakis singled to center, Donaldson scored.  Barnes pitching.  Duvall struck out.

Braves sixth.  Cervelli struck out.  Riley walked.  Flowers singled to left, Riley to second.  Hamilton walked on a full count, Riley to third, Flowers to second.  Fillmyer pitching.  Swanson singled to center, Riley scored, Flowers scored, Hamilton to third.  Albies hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Starling, Hamilton scored.  Donaldson doubled to center, Swanson to third.  Markakis flied out to right fielder McBroom.

Braves eighth.  Hahn pitching.  Flowers flied out to center fielder Phillips.  Hamilton walked.  Swanson singled to center, Hamilton to third.  Albies walked on a full count, Swanson to second.  Donaldson doubled to left, Hamilton scored, Swanson scored, Albies scored.  Staumont pitching.  Markakis grounded out, third baseman Dozier to first baseman O'Hearn, Donaldson to third.  Duvall singled to left, Donaldson scored.  Joyce pinch-hitting for Blevins.  Joyce singled to left, Duvall to third.  Riley flied out to center fielder Phillips.

Braves ninth.  Zimmer pitching.  Flowers struck out.  Hamilton struck out.  Swanson doubled to center.  Albies singled to left, Swanson scored.  Donaldson grounded out, shortstop Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.

 Atlanta and Kansas City meet for a two-game set after the Royals took both games from July 23-24. The Braves had a .569 OPS in that series, their lowest against any opponent this season, and scored four total runs. Against all other AL teams this season, Atlanta is averaging 7.31 runs per game with an .856 OPS.

 The Royals dropped three of four in Minnesota over the weekend and have lost eight of their last 10, giving them 100 losses on the season. Kansas City has six 100-loss seasons since 2002, twice as many as any other MLB team (Det, Hou).

 The Braves won two of three against the Giants while giving up a total of three walks, their fewest in any series this season. In their last 30 games the Braves have walked 2.56 batters per nine innings, best in the NL over that span. Before that stretch Atlanta walked 3.65 per nine, second worst in the NL (Mia, 3.82).

 Jorge Soler is slugging .667 over his last 20 games, with 13 of his 24 hits going for extra bases. Already holding the franchise single-season home run mark with 45, Soler's 78 extra-base hits are the most by a Royal since 2002 (80, Carlos Beltran) and are eight off the team record (Hal McRae, 1977).

 Ronald Acuna Jr. had two RBI Friday against the Giants, giving him 101 on the season at 21 years and 276 days old. Only five NL players have reached 100 RBI in a season while younger (Mel Ott, 1929 and 1930; Juan Soto, 2019; Miguel Cabrera, 2004; Hank Aaron, 1955; Albert Pujols, 2001).

 Matt Joyce is batting .321 with a 1.009 OPS in his career at Kauffman Stadium, both his highest marks in any ballpark in which he has played more than 20 games.

HP - Blakney, 1B - Hernandez, 2B - Fairchild, 3B - Hudson

For the Atlanta Braves, the regular season's final week is as much about getting ready for the National League playoffs as it is winning and losing.
With that in mind, manager Brian Snitker made a change for Wednesday night's series finale with the Kansas City Royals that he believes will give his team the best chance of winning a Division Series against either St. Louis or Milwaukee.

Short-handed Braves look for win at Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  Josh Tomlin has done just about everything for the Atlanta Braves this season, working as the setup man and the closer, the fire man to get them out of trouble and the long reliever chewing up innings.
He took on his old role of starter Wednesday night.

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KC	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves @ Kansas City Royals on September 26, 2019

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