Kansas City Royals vs Atlanta Braves Picks and Predictions for Sunday, March 29, 2026
Use Code WWWC The Kansas City Royals stay on the road Saturday afternoon for game three of three inside truest park in Atlanta, GA, against the Atlanta Braves at 1:35 PM, and we have you ready to roll with our Kansas City vs Atlanta prediction. Kansas City is winless on the year after dropping both games thus far this season to Atlanta. The Atlanta Braves stay home Sunday, undefeated this season through the 1st 2 games of the year. Read more about this Kansas City vs Atlanta prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our MLB Predictions!
Kansas City hunts for its first win of the year
The Kansas City offense has been terrible this season, with a .167 batting average. The Royals have scored just two runs through two games. The Kansas City Royals have a .265 OBP and a .167 team slugging percentage. The Kansas City pitching staff has been horrendous this season as well, with a 6.75 team ERA. Michael Wacha got the start for the Kansas City Royals, giving up no runs on three hits across 6 innings. The Kansas City bullpen combined to give up no runs on two hits over the next two innings. Carlos Estevez Came on in the 9th to give up six runs on four hits after recording just one out, resulting in the loss. Offensively, Kansas City was below average in Game 2 of this series, scoring two runs on five hits in the game. Jac Calianone led the way with the Kansas City offense in their last outing with two hits and three at-bats. Three other Kansas City players contributed one hit apiece. Salvador Perez came up big for Kansas City with one home run to drive in one of the two runs, while Vinnie Pasquantino drove in the second run of the game for Kansas City.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City offense with a .375 batting average. Salvador Perez has boasted a 250 batting average to go along with 1 homerun and 1 RBI on the year. Jac Caglianone has a .500 batting average this season, but has just 4 at-bats this season.
Key Injury Report for Kansas City:
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- Michael Massey (10-Day IL)
- Stephen Kolek (15-Day IL_
- James McArthur (15- Day IL)
- Alec Marsh (60-Day IL)
Atlanta looks to keep it rolling
The Atlanta Braves offense has shone to start the year with a .324 team batting average. The Braves have scored twelve runs through two games played this season. Atlanta has boasted a .395 OBP and a .647 slugging percentage. Reynaldo Lopez got the start for the Braves in their last outing, giving up one run on three hits across 6 innings of work. The Atlanta bullpen combined to give up one run on two hits over the next two innings. The Atlanta offense compiled 9 hits to score six runs in the game. Mike Yastrzemski chipped in heavily for the Atlanta offense with two hits and four at-bats, and Michael Harris had three hits in four at-bats to lead the way. Dominic Smith had the loudest at-bat of the night with a walk-off grand slam in the 9th inning.
Austin Riley is leading the Atlanta offense this season with a .571 batting average through 7 at-bats. Michael Harris has a .500 batting average thus far this season. Ronald Acuna Jr. is struggling with a .125 batting average, but Matt Olsen has compiled a .375 batting average through 8 at-bats. Dominic Smith It's tied for the team lead with one home run and leads the way with seven RBI's this season.
Key Injury Report for Atlanta:
- Daysbel Hernandez (15-Day IL)
- Spencer Strider (15-Day IL)
- Sean Murphy (10-Day IL)
- Ha[Seong Kim (10-Day IL)
- Hurston Waldrep (15-Day IL)
Kansas City vs Atlanta Pick
- Kansas City vs Atlanta Spread Pick
The Atlanta Braves are the better team in this matchup through the 1st 2 games of this series, and that will continue on Sunday. Atlanta has been the superior offense that has through the first 2 games this year. Look for Atlanta to continue to roll as they do the work on both sides of the plate Sunday, leading to the victory. Take Atlanta to continue to roll as they get the win at home to complete the three-game sweep in the first series of the year.
- Kansas City vs Atlanta Over/Under Pick
The Atlanta offense has been superior in this series, as Kansas City is severely struggling with their dish. Look for Kansas City to continue struggling with the dish, as they will continue to have issues on offense. Expect Atlanta to do the job as they get the win at home, but the number will go under the total as the Royals continue to struggle at the plate.
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