On Friday, the Kansas City Royals (85-74) are visiting the Atlanta Braves (86-71), at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Royals have taken three in a row, and the Braves have taken three in a row.The Braves and

Jorge Soler has tallied 21 homers, 64 RBI, and 82 runs while putting up a .240/.335/.440 slash line in 557 plate appearances. His walk rate is 11.7%, and he's striking out 25% of the time.

The Atlanta Braves are in their most important stretch of the season as they sit a game back of the New York Mets for the last wild-card spot. The Kansas City Royals thought they’d be in a similar position.