Kansas City Royals @ Atlanta Braves Game Thread (4/16)

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (7-6)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	1
ATL (12-1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	X	6	9	3

Chris Getz hits his first home run since July 19, 2009



Jeremy Guthrie 7IP 2R 2ER 1BB 6K 2HR
Loss, (1-1) Kelvin Herrera ⅔IP 4R 4ER 1BB 0K 3HR
Aaron Crow ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.



Kris Medlen 7IP 2R 1ER 0BB 5K 1HR
Win, (3-0) Eric O'Flaherty 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Luis Avilan ⅓IP 1R 1ER 0BB 0K
Craig Kimbrel ⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

Home Runs

KC

Chris Getz, yes that Chris Getz. Really, I'm serious, (1) - Top 3rd solo shot to right

ATL

Juan Francisco, (2) - Bottom 2nd solo shot to right
Juan Francisco, (3) - Bottom 7th solo shot to center
Jason Heyward, (2) - Bottom 8th solo shot to left
Justin Upton, (8) - Bottom 8th solo shot to left
Dan Uggla, (3) - Bottom 8th solo shot to left

AL Central

Final: BOS 7, CLE 2
Final: CWS 4, TOR 3
Final: LAA 6, MIN 8
Final: DET 6, SEA 2

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alex Gordon, LF
2. Alcides Escobar, SS
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
4. Salvador Perez, C
5. Lorenzo Cain, CF
6. Mike Moustakas, 3B
7. Jeff Francoeur, RF
8. Chris Getz, 2B
9. Jeremy Guthrie, P
9. Kelvin Herrera, P
9. Aaron Crow, P
9. Billy Butler, ph

ATL

1. B.J. Upton, CF
2. Jason Heyward, RF
3. Justin Upton, LF
4. Evan Gattis, C
5. Dan Uggla, 2B
6. Juan Francisco, 3B
6. Jordan Schafer, pr
6. Luis Avilan, P
6. Craig Kimbrel, P
7. Chris Johnson, 1B
8. Andrelton Simmons, SS
9. Kris Medlen, P
9. Blake DeWitt, ph
9. Eric O'Flaherty, P
9. Ramiro Pena, 3B