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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 The Kansas City Royals tallied their first win of the 2026 season on Sunday afternoon, avoiding a sweep in Atlanta vs. the Braves.<\/p>\n

The final score was 4-1, thanks to the efforts of Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Carter Jensen. Witt Jr. went 1-3 with a run scored, a walk and an RBI, Pasquantino had two hits and an RBI single and Jensen drove in one with a sacrifice fly and another with a home run.<\/p>\n

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Seth Lugo made his first start of the season on Sunday as well. It was a great start to the 2026 campaign for him, who marked a similar line to yesterday\u2019s start from fellow veteran Michael Wacha. Lugo\u2019s final line ended up being 6.1 innings pitched, no earned runs, no walks and three strikeouts along with the winning decision.<\/p>\n

Matt Strahm, John Schreiber and Lucas Erceg closed out the final 3.2 innings for the Royals, with Erceg seemingly assuming the closer\u2019s role for now as questions and concerns surround Carlos Estevez after blowing up in the bottom of the ninth<\/strong><\/a> in Saturday\u2019s bout.<\/p>\n

The Royals\u2019 home opener is set for Monday at 3:10 p.m. They\u2019ll play their American League Central foes, the Minnesota Twins, who\u2019ll send RHP Simeon Woods Richardson to the mound to face LHP Kris Bubic.<\/p>\n

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