Braves aim to sweep 3-game series against the Royals

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Kansas City Royals (0-2) vs. Atlanta Braves (2-0)

Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (0-0); Braves: Grant Holmes (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -148, Royals +124; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves will look to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Kansas City Royals.

Atlanta went 76-86 overall and 39-42 in home games a season ago. The Braves averaged 8.3 hits per game last season and totaled 190 home runs.

Kansas City had an 82-80 record overall and a 39-42 record in road games last season. The Royals scored 4.0 runs per game while giving up 3.9 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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