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

Forty-five-year-old Royals left-handed starter Rich Hill took the loss. He surrendered four runs and six walks in his first start at Kauffman Stadium since 2021. He also allowed two of the Braves' three homers in his four innings of work.

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.

The Atlanta Braves face the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a 3-game set at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Monday.

It's Tuesday, July 29 and the Braves (45-60) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (52-55). Erick Fedde is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Seth Lugo for Kansas City. Atlanta won game one of the series,

Kansas City Royals starter Seth Lugo was a top candidate to be traded until he received a contract extension on Monday.

Right-hander Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals agreed Monday to a $46 million, two-year contract for 2026 and '27, a signal the team intends to push for a second consecutive playoff appearance rather than sell ahead of this week's trade deadline.