Atlanta won game one of the series, 10-7 as the offense was prevalent for both teams. Kansas City is now 5-5 since the All-Star break, while Atlanta is 3-7. The win for the Braves yesterday snapped a five-game losing streak.

Ronald Acuña Jr., Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley homered as the Atlanta Braves snapped a five-game losing streak with a 10-7 victory over the Kansas City Royals, who equaled a club record by walking 1

The Royals had to make a difficult decision due to their injury-riddled starting rotation. The club has three starters — Cole Ragans, Kris Bubic and Michael Lorenzen — currently on the injured list and needed a fresh arm to avoid taxing the bullpen. Hill was the odd man out.

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