Royals blanked by Fried in 3-0 loss to Braves

Can they still clinch?

The Royals mustered little offense against Braves starter Max Fried as they lost to Atlanta 3-0 Friday night.

Brady Singer worked around two first inning walks and retired eight of the next nine hitters, the only hitter reaching doing so on an error by Michael Massey. In the fourth, Jorge Soler reached on a one-out single. Ramon Laureano hit a slow grounder that had the potential to be an inning-ending double play. But Bobby Witt Jr.