Early power gave the Miami Marlins control, and a late push by the Kansas City Royals was not enough to change the outcome. Miami defeated Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Graham Pauley was the central figure for Miami, homering early and later driving the offense with a triple. Tyler Phillips also set the tone on the mound, keeping Kansas City scoreless through his outing and earning the win.
Pauley’s homer brought Owen Caissie home and gave Miami the lead in the second. Kyle Stowers later homered to extend it, and Pauley’s triple brought Otto Lopez and Joe Mack across the plate in the seventh. Javier Sanoja then singled to bring Pauley home.
Kansas City finally broke through when Carter Jensen’s double brought Josh Rojas home. Bobby Witt’s sacrifice fly brought Isaac Collins across, and Nick Loftin homered later, but the Royals could not close the gap.
Miami extended its winning streak, while Kansas City’s losing streak continued. The game’s defining shape was established early by Miami’s power and reinforced by its late offensive burst.
Miami Marlins defeated Kansas City Royals, 6-3.
- Graham Pauley went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .205 on the season).
- Nick Loftin went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .237 on the season).
- Kyle Stowers went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .245 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:677976) allowed 6 runs on 7 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 6, and took the loss (0-2) (2.65 ERA).
- Tyler Phillips allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, to earn the win (4-6) (3.43 ERA).
- Calvin Faucher allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning (3.84 ERA).
Kansas City Royals fell to 62-77 (2 straight losses); Miami Marlins improved to 70-69.