Miami MarlinsvsKansas City Royals
MIA 9/KC 6
Things to say
The Marlins beat the Royals 9-6 in Kansas City.
01
opener
Marlins took it 9-6 out at Kauffman. Miami's bats were live all night and the Royals just couldn't get the door shut. Fun one if you were watching.
02
key player
The heart of Miami's order carried it — put up the crooked number early and never let KC breathe. That lineup's been sneaky good.
03
hot take
Six runs at home and you still lose? That's a bullpen problem, not a hitting problem. KC's pen went to the well too early again.
04
deep cut
Miami's at 71-69 now — nobody's talking about it, but that's a team playing over .500 into September. Quietly frisky.
05
exit
Anyway, Royals are cooked at 62-78. I'm more curious if Miami keeps this run going next series.
The recap
Miami went into Kauffman on a getaway day and left with a 9-6 win, staying above .500 and looking like a team that still wants to play meaningful games in September. The Marlins bats did the heavy lifting, pushing across nine and never letting Kansas City settle in.
The Royals scratched out six but couldn't close the gap once Miami got rolling. Another one in the loss column for KC, who are just playing out the string at 62-78.