MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA HAMMERS
03/29/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA HAMMERS
GAME ID: 612 - SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (1-2) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 14 2
Atlanta Hammers (2-1) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 14 0
Atlanta Gets Riveting Walk-Off Win
Kansas City first baseman Joe Washington had a good game, even if his team did not. The Royals dropped a 7-6 decision to Atlanta at SunTrust Park. Washington was 3-4 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Kansas City now has a record of 1-2.

Wilmer Flores was the walk-off hero for Atlanta. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Hammers first baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

Flores described the clubhouse as "kind of rowdy" after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .375 0 0
H. Masson LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .077 0 0
C. Groza 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .556 0 3
D. García RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .364 1 1
J. Washington 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .556 2 5
C. Jones 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-L. Bejaran 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Carlisle DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Payan C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .750 0 0
I. Rodriguez SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 0 1
Totals 38 6 14 6 1 5 14      
a - L. Bejaran substituted for C. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. García (1, 2nd Inning off L. Hampson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Washington (2, 6th Inning off L. Hampson, 1 on, 2 outs) , I. Rodriguez (1, 9th Inning off D. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Payan (1, 9th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Groza (1, 9th Inning off D. Hicks, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Washington 2 (2, 2nd Inning off L. Hampson, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off L. Hampson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves , C. Groza 4 , D. García 3 , J. Washington 10 , W. Payan 4 , I. Rodriguez 3
2-out RBI: C. Groza , J. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reeves , C. Groza , D. García , C. Jones
GIDP: D. García , J. Washington
Sac Bunt: I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Rodriguez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Groza (1) , J. Washington (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Groza-Jones-Washington)
OF assists: 1 (García(Herta at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Edwards LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .273 0 0
   b-D. Godfrey PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 1 2
L. Herta RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .462 0 2
C. Shelton 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .273 0 0
P. Walker DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 7 .333 0 3
W. Flores 1B 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .364 0 3
J. Bowers 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
J. O'Brien CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .308 0 1
W. Ramey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
E. James SS 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-G. Reyes SS 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7 3 6 20      
a - G. Reyes substituted for E. James in the 6th
b - D. Godfrey pinch hit for R. Edwards in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Edwards (2, 3rd Inning off S. Mercedes, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Shelton (1, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Godfrey (1, 9th Inning off R. Richey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Edwards 2 , D. Godfrey 4 , L. Herta 3 , C. Shelton 4 , P. Walker , W. Flores 2 , J. O'Brien , G. Reyes 2
2-out RBI: W. Flores
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Flores , J. O'Brien
GIDP: P. Walker
Sac Bunt: R. Edwards
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Reyes (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (James-Bowers-Flores, Reyes-Bowers-Flores)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes 4.2 7 4 4 3 3 0 24 96 7.71   
J. Garza 3.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 40 0.00   
R. Richey L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 5 3 3 0 1 1 6 16 20.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 34
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 24, J. Garza 11, R. Richey 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 5-5, J. Garza 3-3, R. Richey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 96-60, J. Garza 40-25, R. Richey 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garza 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Hampson 5.2 7 3 3 0 3 2 23 82 4.76   
C. Lopez H (1) 2.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 10 41 0.00   
D. Hicks W (1-0), BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 7 17 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hampson 46
Batters Faced: L. Hampson 23, C. Lopez 10, D. Hicks 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hampson 4-9, C. Lopez 3-1, D. Hicks 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hampson 82-51, C. Lopez 41-25, D. Hicks 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lopez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Washington
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 31152
Special Notes: SS Eric James was injured while running the bases.
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