Braves walk off on Royals, boost wild-card aspirations

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Travis d'Arnaud hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

With one out, d'Arnaud sent a fastball from Royals reliever Sam Long (3-3) 421 feet over the center field wall.

The Braves hold a half-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second National League wild-card spot, pending