Starting Lineups:
Atlanta Braves Kansas City Royals
1. Markakis dh Escobar ss
2. Beckham 3b Gordon lf
3. Freeman 1b Hosmer 1b
4. Flowers c Morales dh
5. Francoeur rf Perez c
6. Inciarte lf Cuthbert 3b
7. d'Arnaud 2b Orlando rf
8. Smith cf Infante 2b
9. Castro ss Dyson cf
Wisler p Duffy p
BRAVES 1ST: Markakis singled to right; Beckham struck out;
Freeman struck out; Flowers was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Escobar doubled to left; Gordon flied to left;
Hosmer singled to center [Escobar scored]; Morales struck out;
Perez lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Francoeur flied to center; On a bunt Inciarte
grounded out (pitcher to first); d'Arnaud struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Cuthbert popped to first; Orlando singled to right;
Infante lined to center; Dyson flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Smith was called out on strikes; Castro grounded out
(first unassisted); Markakis walked; Beckham walked [Markakis to
second]; Freeman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: Escobar singled to center; Gordon lined to third;
Hosmer was called out on strikes; Escobar stole second; Morales
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0,
Royals 1.
BRAVES 4TH: MOYLAN REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Flowers struck
out; Francoeur grounded out (shortstop to first); Inciarte
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez flied to right; Cuthbert struck out; Orlando
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
BRAVES 5TH: On a bunt d'Arnaud reached on an error by Moylan;
FLYNN REPLACED MOYLAN (PITCHING); Smith out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [d'Arnaud to second]; Castro grounded out
(second to first) [d'Arnaud to third]; Markakis struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Infante popped to second; Dyson flied to left;
Escobar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
BRAVES 6TH: HOCHEVAR REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Beckham flied to
left; Freeman struck out; Flowers singled to left; Francoeur
singled to center [Flowers to second]; Inciarte was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Gordon flied to left; Hosmer doubled to right;
Morales flied to right; Perez singled to left [Hosmer out at
home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals
1.
BRAVES 7TH: SORIA REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); d'Arnaud doubled
to left; On a bunt Smith made an out to catcher; K. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR CASTRO; K. Johnson reached on a fielder's choice
[d'Arnaud out at third (shortstop to third)]; AYBAR RAN FOR K.
JOHNSON; Markakis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: AYBAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cuthbert was
called out on strikes; Orlando struck out; Infante flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
BRAVES 8TH: HERRERA REPLACED SORIA (PITCHING); Beckham grounded
out (second to first); Freeman singled to right; Flowers was
called out on strikes; Francoeur forced Freeman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Dyson doubled to right; Escobar singled to right
[Dyson scored, Escobar out at second (right to shortstop)];
when Alcides Escobar was called out at 2B, Royals manager Ned
Yost challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay;
CERVENKA REPLACED WISLER (PITCHING); Gordon doubled to right;
Cervenka threw a wild pitch [Gordon to third]; Hosmer was called
out on strikes; NORRIS REPLACED CERVENKA (PITCHING); Morales
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Royals 2.
BRAVES 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); Inciarte singled
to center; d'Arnaud walked [Inciarte to second]; Smith singled
to right [Inciarte scored, d'Arnaud to third, Smith out at
second (right to shortstop to first)]; Aybar singled to right
[d'Arnaud scored]; Markakis grounded out (second to first)
[Aybar to second]; BRIGNAC BATTED FOR BECKHAM; Brignac struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: BRIGNAC STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Perez popped to
third; Cuthbert flied to right; Orlando grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
BRAVES 10TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Freeman struck
out; Flowers flied to right; Francoeur struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 10TH: Infante singled to left; Dyson out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Infante to second]; Escobar flied to
right [Infante to third]; KROL REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING);
Gordon was hit by a pitch; Hosmer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
BRAVES 11TH: Inciarte was called out on strikes; d'Arnaud flied
to right; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 11TH: VIZCAINO REPLACED KROL (PITCHING); Morales lined to
left; Perez flied to left; Cuthbert struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
BRAVES 12TH: Aybar struck out; Markakis grounded out (second to
first); Brignac singled to left; Freeman grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 12TH: Orlando popped to first; Infante grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 2.
BRAVES 13TH: WANG REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Flowers was
called out on strikes; Francoeur flied to right; Inciarte
walked; d'Arnaud singled to left [Inciarte to second]; Smith
forced d'Arnaud (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 13TH: O'FLAHERTY REPLACED VIZCAINO (PITCHING); Escobar
singled to left; Gordon struck out; Hosmer grounded out (first
unassisted) [Escobar to second]; GRILLI REPLACED O'FLAHERTY
(PITCHING); Morales homered to center [Escobar scored]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Braves 2 10 0 12
Royals 4 12 1 7