3 homers, strong start by Chris Sale carry Braves to 6-0 win over Royals on opening night in Atlanta

— The Braves homered three times to back six strong innings by Chris Sale, leading Atlanta to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on opening night Friday.
Mar 27, 2026, 09:54 pm - AP
KC
ATL
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C. Sale
win

C. Sale1-0

6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
C. Ragans
loss

C. Ragans0-1

4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCATL
1stAlbies homered to left (367 feet).01
3rdBaldwin homered to right (370 feet).02
4thHarris II homered to right (372 feet), Heim scored.04
7thDubón doubled to center, Olson scored and Riley scored, Dubón to third.06

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC
(0-1)
(0-1, 0-1 Away)
(0-1)
Cole Ragans
(1-4, 4.84)
o7
-118
+119
o7.5
-115
+1.5
-186
Atlanta BravesBravesATL
(1-0)
(1-0, 1-0 Home)
(1-0)
Chris Sale
(12-6, 2.08)
-152
ML
-143
u7.5
-105
-1.5
+153
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