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The Royals visit the Marlins, and I haven’t been this excited since Jimmy Fallon giggled for an hour on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
Despite scoring four runs, all with two outs in the ninth, the Marlins lost to the Royals 7-4 at loanDepot park, missing a chance to sweep their third series in the past month
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SB Nation on MSNRoyals salvage series by beating Marlins 7-4Steven Cruz, Taylor Clarke and Sam Long all threw scoreless innings. Salvador Perez launched a solo homer to start the 8th inning as well, to put the Royals up 7-0.
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins face the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead. Miami has a 45-51 record overall and a 21-27 record at home. Marlins hitters are batting a collective .254, which ranks fourth in the NL.
The rest of the Royals’ lineup remained silent as the Marlins earned a series victory with a 3-1 win at LoanDepot Park. The Royals had just three hits. Bobby Witt Jr. went hitless and failed to extend his franchise-record road hitting streak to 28 games. Vinnie Pasquantino struck out twice.
Marlins All-Star Kyle Stowers drove in five runs and hit a pair of home runs -- including a walk-off two-run blast in the 10th inning -- to lead the host Miami Marlins to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Preview the July 20 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.
Bachar challenged Frazier with a sweeper on the inside part of the plate. Frazier reached down and sent the baseball into right field. Both Jonathan India (in the game as KC’s designated extra-innings runner) and Bobby Witt Jr. came home to score.
Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers has emerged as one of the top young talents in the majors, so it's no surprise that the team won't be trading him without receiving the right price.