PREVIEW Starts 7:40 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
September 1, 2026 · AL Cent

Miami Marlins at Kansas City Royals

September 1, 20267:40 PM ETKauffman Stadium
AWAY
Miami Marlins
58-58
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HOME
Kansas City Royals
48-68

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · MIA Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Otto Lopez SS · R .318 .351 .474 .825 9 51 64 .719
2 Xavier Edwards 2B · S .288 .369 .395 .764 6 41 64 .735
3 Jakob Marsee CF · L .199 .319 .302 .621 6 28 97 .746
4 Kyle Stowers 1B · L .232 .317 .453 .770 16 48 123 .739
5 Javier Sanoja 3B · R .269 .306 .403 .709 4 39 24 .740
6 Heriberto Hernández LF · R .229 .302 .455 .757 16 43 81 .739
7 Owen Caissie RF · L .228 .288 .439 .727 12 50 100 .740
8 Joe Mack C · L .240 .293 .440 .733 11 34 55 .746
9 Griffin Conine RF · L .257 .344 .515 .859 10 22 47 .722
HOME · KC Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Salvador Perez DH · R .215 .263 .376 .639 16 48 93 .713
2 Jac Caglianone RF · L .254 .309 .453 .762 18 45 112 .732
3 Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R .286 .356 .457 .813 13 41 74 .792
4 Carter Jensen C · L .228 .301 .415 .716 15 54 127 .751
5 Isaac Collins LF · S .238 .337 .366 .703 6 34 86 .726
6 Michael Massey 2B · L .263 .297 .426 .723 9 39 53 .711
7 Nick Loftin 3B · R .249 .332 .399 .731 5 35 38 .717
8 Kyle Isbel CF · L .243 .293 .347 .640 3 13 42 .705
9 Starling Marte RF · R .255 .311 .314 .625 1 12 37 .700

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIA
Clayton McCullough
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 0.9 R
HOME · KC
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 3.7 R Bunts 2.4 R IBBs 1.8 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · MIA
  • Available 4
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · KC
  • Available 6
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · MIA
6-4 L3 -2 run diff
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HOME · KC
4-6 L1 -6 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Marlins and Royals staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.