ATLANTA (Interstat) — Seth Lugo tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Carter Jensen drove in two runs as the Kansas City Royals avoided a series sweep with a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Truist Park.

Lugo allowed five hits and struck out three, earning the win. The Royals scored single runs in the third, fourth, fifth and eighth innings. Jensen homered in the fourth and added a sacrifice fly.

Grant Holmes took the loss for Atlanta, allowing three runs over five innings. Drake Baldwin’s eighth-inning homer broke up the shutout. Lucas Erceg earned the save.

Attendance was 37,961. The game took 2 hours, 11 minutes. Kansas City improved to 1-2, while Atlanta fell to 2-1.