Overview

• Manager Matt Quatraro, facing multiple starter injuries, opened with Angel Zerpa and cycled through eight other relievers to execute the bullpen game.
• The nine pitchers combined for ten scoreless innings, allowing five hits, one walk and striking out ten Atlanta hitters.
• Braves rookie Joey Wentz delivered 6⅔ shutout innings with seven strikeouts but departed without earning a decision.
• Salvador Perez ended the game in the bottom of the 10th with a walk-off RBI single that scored MJ Melendez.
• The victory improved Kansas City to 54-55 and gives the team momentum as it heads to Toronto for its next series.