Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 8, Kansas City 5
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, June 20, 2010
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Dale Scott, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Dan Iassogna
Attendance: 30072

Chipper Jones had a big day and the Atlanta Braves' bullpen came through to lead the Braves to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday in an interleague matchup.

The Braves completed a sweep of the Royals with the win and improved their major league-leading home record to 24-7. Atlanta has won five straight overall.

Jones went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, he scored twice and drew a pair of walks. Jones started Atlanta's four-run first with a two-run double and he later came around to score in the inning. He added an RBI double in the fifth to tie the game at 5-5.

Atlanta pulled away in the eight, scoring three runs when Eric Hinske scored two on a double and Melky Cabrera added an RBI single.

Craig Kimbrel (2-0) picked up the win, working around a pair of walks in the eighth with two strikeouts. Billy Wagner gave up a hit in the ninth but managed to earn his 14th save of the season.

Blake Wood (0-1) took the loss after yielding three runs and three hits with a pair of walks in the eighth.

Chris Getz went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Kansas City, which has lost four of five.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Atlanta
Kyle Davies Player Kenshin Kawakami
No Decision W/L No Decision
4.1 IP 2.0
6 Strikeouts 1
4 Hits 6
8.31 ERA 18.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Atlanta
Chris Getz Player Chipper Jones
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 3
0 HR 0
3 TB 4
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Kansas City 11 0 13 .282 28 8 5 3 0 0
Atlanta 9 0 14 .281 24 9 8 11 3 2