Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals meet in game 2 of series
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Erick Fedde (3-10, 5.22 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (7-5, 2.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -127, Braves +106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves face the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead.
Kansas City has gone 26-28 at home and 52-55 overall. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.55 ERA, which ranks second in the majors.
Atlanta has gone 19-34 on the road and 45-60 overall. The Braves have a 13-25 record in games decided by one run.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 36 doubles, three triples and 15 home runs while hitting .289 for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 13 for 36 with three doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.
Austin Riley leads the Braves with a .268 batting average, and has 20 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs, 27 walks and 52 RBIs. Michael Harris II is 14 for 38 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .238 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Braves: 3-7, .229 batting average, 6.95 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Salvador Perez: day-to-day (elbow), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nick Loftin: 7-Day IL (concussion), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Mark Canha: 10-Day IL (elbow), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Braves: Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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