ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried pitched three-hit ball over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over Kansas City on Friday night, but the Royals still got a chance to celebrate their first postseason berth since 2015.
Kansas City locked up an American League wild card when Minnesota lost to Baltimore 7-2, setting off a delayed celebration in the visitors’ clubhouse at Truist Park.
Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer and Marcell Ozuna trotted home on a throwing error after his first stolen base since 2022 for the Braves, who began the night one game behind Arizona and the New York Mets in the NL wild-card race.