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Miami Marlins at Kansas City Royals

MLBSeptember 2, 2026Kauffman Stadium

MarlinsMiamiMIAWon71-69

Marlins 9, Royals 6

Final
RoyalsKansas CityKC62-78
Score by inning
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MIA2010130029130
KC500100000690

W Cade GibsonL Jose CuasSV Calvin Faucher

Stowers homers and has an RBI single, Marlins rally to beat the Royals 9-6Kyle Stowers homered and had an RBI single, Heriberto Hernández drove in two runs and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Wednesday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Heriberto Hernández hit by pitch.
  2.  Otto Lopez triples (8) on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Heriberto Hernández scores.MIA 69%
  3.  Kyle Stowers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Otto Lopez scores.MIA 74%
  4.  Agustín Ramírez flies out to left fielder John Rave.
  5.  Javier Sanoja called out on strikes.
  6.  Jakob Marsee strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Carter Jensen homers (20) on a fly ball to right field.MIA 56%
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Esteury Ruiz.
  3.  Jac Caglianone doubles (26) on a ground ball to right fielder Esteury Ruiz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.KC 62%
  4.  Salvador Perez homers (18) on a line drive to left center field. Jac Caglianone scores.KC 76%
  5.  Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Javier Sanoja.
  6.  Nick Loftin walks.
  7.  Michael Massey doubles (23) on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Nick Loftin scores.KC 85%
  8.  John Rave strikes out swinging.
  9.  Kyle Isbel flies out to right fielder Esteury Ruiz.

Top 2nd

  1.  Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jared Serna grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  3.  Joe Mack grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Carter Jensen flies out sharply to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
  3.  Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  4.  Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Heriberto Hernández grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Otto Lopez lines out to left fielder John Rave.
  3.  Kyle Stowers homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.KC 78%
  4.  Agustín Ramírez called out on strikes.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández.
  2.  Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Esteury Ruiz.
  3.  Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  4.  John Rave singles on a ground ball to right fielder Esteury Ruiz. Michael Massey to 2nd.
  5.  Kyle Isbel flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández.

Top 4th

  1.  Javier Sanoja grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Jakob Marsee flies out to left fielder John Rave.
  3.  Esteury Ruiz flies out to left fielder John Rave.

Bot 4th

  1.  Carter Jensen homers (21) on a fly ball to right field.KC 88%
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to shortstop Otto Lopez.
  3.  Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
  4.  Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Jakob Marsee.

Top 5th

  1.  Jared Serna walks.
  2.  Joe Mack singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jared Serna to 2nd.KC 76%
  3.  Heriberto Hernández hits a ground-rule double (15) on a fly ball to left-center field. Jared Serna scores. Joe Mack to 3rd.KC 57%
  4.  Otto Lopez strikes out swinging, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.KC 65%
  5.  Kyle Stowers called out on strikes.KC 76%
  6.  Agustín Ramírez strikes out swinging.KC 82%

Bot 5th

  1.  Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to third baseman Javier Sanoja.
  2.  Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to second baseman Jared Serna.
  3.  Michael Massey lines out sharply to center fielder Jakob Marsee.
  4.  John Rave walks.
  5.  Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Javier Sanoja singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.KC 74%
  2.  Jakob Marsee walks. Javier Sanoja to 2nd.KC 66%
  3.  Griffin Conine singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Javier Sanoja scores. Jakob Marsee to 3rd.MIA 54%
  4.  Jared Serna out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jakob Marsee scores.
  5.  Joe Mack strikes out swinging.
  6.  Heriberto Hernández doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Griffin Conine scores.MIA 63%
  7.  Otto Lopez grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Bot 6th

  1.  Carter Jensen walks.MIA 52%
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández.MIA 58%
  3.  Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.
  4.  Salvador Perez walks. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Wild pitch by pitcher Josh Ekness. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
  5.  Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to right fielder Griffin Conine.MIA 66%

Top 7th

  1.  Kyle Stowers flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
  2.  Agustín Ramírez called out on strikes.
  3.  Javier Sanoja singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey.
  4.  Jakob Marsee grounds out, pitcher Craig Kimbrel to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Bot 7th

  1.  Nick Loftin walks.MIA 53%
  2.  Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Griffin Conine.MIA 60%
  3.  John Rave grounds into a force out, second baseman Jared Serna to shortstop Otto Lopez. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. John Rave to 1st.MIA 66%
  4.  Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Jared Serna to first baseman Kyle Stowers.

Top 8th

  1.  Griffin Conine singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.MIA 75%
  2.  Jared Serna reaches on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Official Scorer ruling pending. Griffin Conine to 2nd.MIA 81%
  3.  Joe Mack lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.MIA 76%
  4.  Heriberto Hernández lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.MIA 69%
  5.  Otto Lopez strikes out swinging.MIA 64%

Bot 8th

  1.  Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Griffin Conine.
  3.  Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Jared Serna to first baseman Kyle Stowers.

Top 9th

  1.  Kyle Stowers grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Agustín Ramírez lines out to second baseman Michael Massey.
  3.  Javier Sanoja homers (7) on a line drive to left center field.MIA 88%
  4.  Jakob Marsee homers (9) on a line drive to right center field.MIA 96%
  5.  Griffin Conine strikes out swinging.

Bot 9th

  1.  Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
  2.  Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
  3.  Nick Loftin grounds out, pitcher Calvin Faucher to first baseman Kyle Stowers.

Top 1st

  1.  MIA 1, KC 0Otto Lopez triples (8) on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Heriberto Hernández scores.MIA 69%
  2.  MIA 2, KC 0Kyle Stowers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Otto Lopez scores.MIA 74%

Bot 1st

  1.  MIA 2, KC 1Carter Jensen homers (20) on a fly ball to right field.MIA 56%
  2.  MIA 2, KC 2Jac Caglianone doubles (26) on a ground ball to right fielder Esteury Ruiz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.KC 62%
  3.  MIA 2, KC 4Salvador Perez homers (18) on a line drive to left center field. Jac Caglianone scores.KC 76%
  4.  MIA 2, KC 5Michael Massey doubles (23) on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Nick Loftin scores.KC 85%

Top 3rd

  1.  MIA 3, KC 5Kyle Stowers homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.KC 78%

Bot 4th

  1.  MIA 3, KC 6Carter Jensen homers (21) on a fly ball to right field.KC 88%

Top 5th

  1.  MIA 4, KC 6Heriberto Hernández hits a ground-rule double (15) on a fly ball to left-center field. Jared Serna scores. Joe Mack to 3rd.KC 57%

Top 6th

  1.  MIA 5, KC 6Griffin Conine singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Javier Sanoja scores. Jakob Marsee to 3rd.MIA 54%
  2.  MIA 6, KC 6Jared Serna out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jakob Marsee scores.
  3.  MIA 7, KC 6Heriberto Hernández doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Griffin Conine scores.MIA 63%

Top 9th

  1.  MIA 8, KC 6Javier Sanoja homers (7) on a line drive to left center field.MIA 88%
  2.  MIA 9, KC 6Jakob Marsee homers (9) on a line drive to right center field.MIA 96%

Win probability

Top 9th · Biggest swing #1 · MIA 8–6 KC

Javier Sanoja homers (7) on a line drive to left center field.

See it in the scoring summary
MIA 88%MIA +20 pts

Game leaders

MarlinsMiami

RoyalsKansas City

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Heriberto Hernández LF4122000.232
Otto Lopez SS5111002.304
Kyle Stowers 1B5122101.247
Agustín Ramírez DH5000003.229
Javier Sanoja 3B5231101.287
Jakob Marsee CF4211111.209
Esteury Ruiz RF2000001.235
Griffin Conine RF3121001.254
Jared Serna 2B2111010.333
Joe Mack C4010001.234
Totals3991393211

2B: Hernández 2.3B: Lopez.HR: Stowers, Sanoja, Marsee.RBI: Hernández 2, Lopez, Stowers 2, Sanoja, Marsee, Conine, Serna.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Eury Pérez4.2966331023.72
Cade Gibson W0.10000145.63
Josh Ekness1.000031262.70
Jack Ralston1.00000081.50
Michael Petersen1.00000193.30
Calvin Faucher S1.00000063.77

Video

0:19Michael Massey's RBI double0:13Breaking down Salvador Perez's home run0:09Bullpen availability for Kansas City, September 2 vs Marlins0:11Fielding alignment for Kansas City, September 2 vs Marlins
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