Overview

• Rich Hill earns a start on Monday after Michael Lorenzen and Kris Bubic landed on the injured list, opening a spot in the Royals’ rotation.
• At 45 years old, Hill made his Kansas City debut last week and allowed one earned run over five innings to become the oldest player in franchise history.
• Hill carries a 5-0 record and a 2.63 ERA in 54⅔ career innings against the Braves, with his last appearance versus Atlanta coming in 2022.
• The Braves enter the matchup at 44-60 with all five of their Opening Day starters on the injured list and have been outscored 40-12 during their current five-game skid.
• Spencer Strider will be Atlanta’s lone healthy starter tonight after recording seven strikeouts but surrendering two home runs over five innings in his most recent outing.