Kansas City Royals vs Miami Marlins
September 2, 2026 • 7:40 PM • Kauffman Stadium
Status
Final
Kansas City Royals
KC
6
Miami Marlins
MIA
9
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Starter
Miami Marlins
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsKansas City Royals
62-78 (.443)
Div
#5
WC
#10
GB
11.5
Miami Marlins
71-69 (.507)
Div
#3
WC
#5
GB
12.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Kansas City Royals | Miami Marlins |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .716 | .723 |
| HR | 142 | 139 |
| Runs | 593 | 603 |
| ERA | 4.69 | 3.92 |
| WHIP | 1.39 | 1.25 |
| Strikeouts | 1009 | 1131 |
Top Players
Kansas City Royals
Hitters
Pitchers
8.0 IP, 10 SO, 0 ERA
3.1 IP, 3 SO, 5.4 ERA
3.0 IP, 2 SO, 6 ERA
Miami Marlins
Hitters
Pitchers
5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 ERA
3.1 IP, 1 SO, 0 ERA
4.2 IP, 2 SO, 1.929 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Marlins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Marlins | |||||||
| Heriberto Hernández (LF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Lopez (SS) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle Stowers (1B) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Agustín Ramírez (DH) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Javier Sanoja (3B) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jakob Marsee (CF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Esteury Ruiz (RF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Griffin Conine (RF) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Serna (2B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mack (C) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eury Pérez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cade Gibson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Ekness (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Ralston (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Petersen (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Faucher (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (3B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Rave (LF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel (CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Cameron (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Cuas (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Thomas (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Kimbrel (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Pearson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Lange (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Marlins | |||||||
| Eury Pérez | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cade Gibson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Ekness | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Ralston | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Petersen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Calvin Faucher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Noah Cameron | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Jose Cuas | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Thomas | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Triple • 0-1
Otto Lopez triples (8) on a ground ball to left fielder John Rave. Heriberto Hernández scores.
top 1 • Single • 0-2
Kyle Stowers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Otto Lopez scores.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 1-2
Carter Jensen homers (20) on a fly ball to right field.
bottom 1 • Double • 2-2
Jac Caglianone doubles (26) on a ground ball to right fielder Esteury Ruiz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 4-2
Salvador Perez homers (18) on a line drive to left center field. Jac Caglianone scores.
bottom 1 • Double • 5-2
Michael Massey doubles (23) on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Nick Loftin scores.
top 3 • Home Run • 5-3
Kyle Stowers homers (18) on a fly ball to center field.
bottom 4 • Home Run • 6-3
Carter Jensen homers (21) on a fly ball to right field.
top 5 • Double • 6-4
Heriberto Hernández hits a ground-rule double (15) on a fly ball to left-center field. Jared Serna scores. Joe Mack to 3rd.
top 6 • Single • 6-5
Griffin Conine singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Javier Sanoja scores. Jakob Marsee to 3rd.
top 6 • Sac Fly • 6-6
Jared Serna out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jakob Marsee scores.
top 6 • Double • 6-7
Heriberto Hernández doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Griffin Conine scores.
top 9 • Home Run • 6-8
Javier Sanoja homers (7) on a line drive to left center field.
top 9 • Home Run • 6-9
Jakob Marsee homers (9) on a line drive to right center field.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 6-9
Nick Loftin grounds out, pitcher Calvin Faucher to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 6-9
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 6-9
Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Otto Lopez to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
top 9 • Strikeout • 6-9
Griffin Conine strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Home Run • 6-9
Jakob Marsee homers (9) on a line drive to right center field.
top 9 • Home Run • 6-8
Javier Sanoja homers (7) on a line drive to left center field.
top 9 • Lineout • 6-7
Agustín Ramírez lines out to second baseman Michael Massey.
top 9 • Groundout • 6-7
Kyle Stowers grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 6-7
Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Jared Serna to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 6-7
Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Griffin Conine.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 6-7
Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Strikeout • 6-7
Otto Lopez strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Lineout • 6-7
Heriberto Hernández lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
top 8 • Lineout • 6-7
Joe Mack lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
top 8 • Single • 6-7
Jared Serna singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Griffin Conine to 2nd.
top 8 • Single • 6-7
Griffin Conine singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 6-7
Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Jared Serna to first baseman Kyle Stowers.
bottom 7 • Forceout • 6-7
John Rave grounds into a force out, second baseman Jared Serna to shortstop Otto Lopez. Nick Loftin out at 2nd. John Rave to 1st.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 6-7
Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Griffin Conine.
bottom 7 • Walk • 6-7
Nick Loftin walks.
top 7 • Groundout • 6-7
Jakob Marsee grounds out, pitcher Craig Kimbrel to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 7 • Single • 6-7
Javier Sanoja singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey.
top 7 • Strikeout • 6-7
Agustín Ramírez called out on strikes.
top 7 • Flyout • 6-7
Kyle Stowers flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 6-7
Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to right fielder Griffin Conine.
bottom 6 • Walk • 6-7
Salvador Perez walks. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Wild pitch by pitcher Josh Ekness. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 6-7
Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 6-7
Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Heriberto Hernández.
bottom 6 • Walk • 6-7
Carter Jensen walks.
top 6 • Groundout • 6-7
Otto Lopez grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.