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.