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Royals at Braves

MLB · Saturday, Mar 28 · 6:15 PM CT · Truist Park · Final KC 2 – ATL 6

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
KC000000110250
ATL000000006691
Team box
KC·ATL
5
hits
9
1
home runs
1
3
walks
4
8
strikeouts
8
132
pitches thrown
138
0
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Dominic SmithATL1-4114
Michael Harris IIATL3-4101
Salvador PerezKC1-4111
Mike YastrzemskiATL2-4001
Jac CaglianoneKC2-3000
Matt OlsonATL1-4000
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Michael WachaKC6.03017
Carlos Estevez (L)KC0.14620
Reynaldo LopezATL6.03123
Osvaldo Bido (W)ATL1.00003

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
ATL +4
KC +4
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largest lead: ATL 4 · KC 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was KC 48%, ATL 52% · Updated Mar 28

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
ATL 4.2 – 4.1 KC
Expected total
8.3
RoyalsThe matchupBraves
+108Our fair odds−108
4.1Expected runs4.2
+0.03Power rating+0.02
0.0Runs / game6.0
6.0Allowed / game0.0
5.0Hits / game11.0
0.00Home runs / game3.00
3.0Walks drawn / game4.0
0−1Season record1−0
6−4Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
KC chance · ATL chance
Our model fair48.1%51.9%
Kalshi43.7%60.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:15 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
KCKansas City Royals+10848%+12943.7%———
ATLAtlanta Braves−10852%−15460.7%———
Spreadabout even
KCKansas City Royals+0.1our margin————
ATLAtlanta Braves−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.3
Over8.3our total————
Under8.3our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Kansas City Royals by 12 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 11 runs: <1%Kansas City Royals by 10 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 9 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 8 runs: 1%Kansas City Royals by 7 runs: 2%Kansas City Royals by 6 runs: 3%Kansas City Royals by 5 runs: 4%Kansas City Royals by 4 runs: 5%Kansas City Royals by 3 runs: 7%Kansas City Royals by 2 runs: 10%Kansas City Royals by 1 run: 14%Atlanta Braves by 1 run: 16%Atlanta Braves by 2 runs: 10%Atlanta Braves by 3 runs: 7%Atlanta Braves by 4 runs: 6%Atlanta Braves by 5 runs: 4%Atlanta Braves by 6 runs: 3%Atlanta Braves by 7 runs: 2%Atlanta Braves by 8 runs: 1%Atlanta Braves by 9 runs: 1%Atlanta Braves by 10 runs: 1%Atlanta Braves by 11 runs: <1%Atlanta Braves by 12 runs: <1%
← KC wins byATL wins by →
Atlanta Braves wins by 2 or more36%
Atlanta Braves wins by 3 or more26%
Kansas City Royals wins by 2 or more35%
Decided by one run30%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.3 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 7%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 12%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.564%
Total over 8.544%
Total over 10.527%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
KCMichael Wacha SP · last 3 starts: 13.2 IP, 8.56 ERA, 9 Kstarted
ATLReynaldo Lopez RP · last 3 starts: 12.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, 11 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
KC·ATL
Mar 27 at ATL
last game
Mar 27 vs KC
0 days
days of rest
0 days
1
games in last 7 days
1
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 1+ games
KC·ATL
+0.03
rating (0 = average)
+0.02
0.0
runs / game
6.0
6.0
runs allowed / game
0.0
0−1
season record
1−0
0−0
home record
1−0
0−1
away record
0−0
L1
streak
W1
6−4
last 10
7−3
5.0
hits / game
11.0
0.00
home runs / game
3.00
3.0
walks drawn / game
4.0
8.0
batter strikeouts / game
10.0
10.0
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.0
0.00
errors / game
0.00

Rating Trend

KC · ATL · 3 days
Kansas City RoyalsAtlanta Braves
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · ATL 7−3
Mar 27at ATLATL 6 − 0
Jul 30, 2025at KCKC 1 − 0
Jul 29, 2025at KCKC 9 − 6
Jul 28, 2025at KCATL 10 − 7
Sep 29, 2024at ATLKC 4 − 2
Sep 28, 2024at ATLATL 2 − 1
Sep 27, 2024at ATLATL 3 − 0
Apr 16, 2023at KCATL 5 − 4
Apr 15, 2023at KCATL 9 − 3
Apr 14, 2023at KCATL 10 − 3

KC · Last 10

6−4 · streak L1
Mar 27at ATL0 − 6L
Sep 28, 2025at ATH9 − 2W
Sep 27, 2025at ATH4 − 2W
Sep 26, 2025at ATH3 − 4L
Sep 25, 2025at LAA9 − 4W
Sep 24, 2025at LAA2 − 3L
Sep 23, 2025at LAA8 − 4W
Sep 21, 2025vs TOR5 − 8L
Sep 20, 2025vs TOR2 − 1W
Sep 19, 2025vs TOR20 − 1W

ATL · Last 10

7−3 · streak W2
Mar 27vs KC6 − 0W
Sep 28, 2025vs PIT4 − 1W
Sep 27, 2025vs PIT1 − 3L
Sep 26, 2025vs PIT3 − 9L
Sep 24, 2025vs WSH3 − 4L
Sep 23, 2025vs WSH3 − 2W
Sep 22, 2025vs WSH11 − 5W
Sep 21, 2025at DET6 − 2W
Sep 20, 2025at DET6 − 5W
Sep 19, 2025at DET10 − 1W