Braves vs. Royals series recap: An ideal start to the season

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 27: A general view of Truist Park prior to the home opener between the Atlanta Braves and the Kansas City Royals on March 27, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images The season is finally underway and it’s always fun to talk about a winning series to get things going, right?

It certainly beats the stuffing out of the way last season started, right? Anyways, it was truly exciting to be in the building for Opening Night on Friday and it was even more encouraging to see this team pick up a strong series win right out of the gate against a Royals team that does have some real aspirations of making the Postseason heading into this season. So how did everything go down?

It’s time to dive into the first series recap of the season, so join me on this quick journey! Friday, March 27 Braves 6, Royals 0 This was about as good of a start to the season as you could ask for as the Braves delivered a complete team victory to get their season off to a winning start. Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings in this one and even if he wasn’t at his dominant best in this one, it also helped considerably to have some lights-out defense being played behind him.

Dylan Lee, Robert Suarez and Tyler Kinley each entered following Sale’s exit and they each clamped down on the Royals in order to make this a shutout win for Atlanta. Ozzie Albies became the first Braves player to hit a home run during the regular season for the third season in a row and this time, his solo shot that he pulled just barely fair around the left-field foul pole got the Braves out ahead early in the first inning. Ozzie’s dinger was the first of three on the night for the Braves, as Drake Baldwin added a solo shot of his own in the third inning and then Michael Harris II doubled the lead with a two-run shot that made it 4-0 Braves.