September 3, 2026 · AL Cent
Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Heriberto Hernández | Heriberto Hernández homers (23) on a fly ball to left center field. | MIA 1, KC 0 |
| T2 | Joe Mack | Joe Mack singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jakob Marsee scores. | MIA 2, KC 0 |
| B3 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen triples (2) on a ground ball to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Kyle Isbel scores. | MIA 2, KC 1 |
| B3 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone doubles (27) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Griffin Conine. Carter Jensen scores. | MIA 2, KC 2 |
| T4 | Agustín Ramírez | Agustín Ramírez homers (3) on a line drive to center field. | MIA 3, KC 2 |
| B5 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen homers (22) on a fly ball to right center field. Kyle Isbel scores. | MIA 3, KC 4 |
| B8 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Carter Jensen scores. | MIA 3, KC 5 |
| B8 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Heriberto Hernández. Jac Caglianone scores. | MIA 3, KC 6 |
| B8 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Griffin Conine. Tyler Tolbert scores. | MIA 3, KC 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Marlins
AWAY
3
Sandy Alcantara started for Marlins, leaving trailing 3–4. Out of the bullpen, Tyler Zuber took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Sandy Alcantara
Starter
6.0
98
4
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Sandy Alcantara threw
CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 54% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 26 27% 4 2 8 6 6 Sinker 23 23% 1 4 7 6 5 Curveball 13 13% 1 2 2 6 2 Cutter 11 11% 1 0 2 6 2 Slider 10 10% 0 2 3 2 3 Sweeper 9 9% 0 1 2 3 3 Four-Seam Fastball 6 6% 1 1 1 3 0 - Cade Gibson Middle 1.0 14 1 2
- Tyler Zuber Setup 0.1 8 2 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Dax Fulton Middle 0.2 10 0 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Royals
HOME
7
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with a 4–3 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael Wacha
Starter
6.0
96
3
7
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 81% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 32 33% 7 5 4 12 4 Changeup 29 30% 7 1 7 7 7 Cutter 11 11% 2 3 1 4 1 Slider 10 10% 0 0 0 7 3 Curveball 8 8% 3 3 0 2 0 Sinker 6 6% 1 0 1 2 2 - Craig Kimbrel Middle 0.2 9 0 1 HLD
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.1 11 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 18 0 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Jensen HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · MIA
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heriberto Hernández LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .316 | .472 | .788 | HR (23) |
| Otto Lopez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .338 | .441 | .779 | |
| Griffin Conine RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 | .351 | .478 | .829 | |
| Javier Sanoja 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .328 | .428 | .756 | |
| Jakob Marsee CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .330 | .330 | .660 | 2B |
| Agustín Ramírez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .325 | .339 | .664 | HR (3) |
| Joe Mack C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .286 | .406 | .692 | |
| Graham Pauley 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .230 | .345 | .575 | |
| Kyle Stowers 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .333 | .471 | .804 | 2B |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .316 | .442 | .758 | HR (22), 2B, 3B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .359 | .447 | .806 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .333 | .497 | .830 | 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .329 | .375 | .704 | 2B |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .312 | .445 | .757 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .330 | .393 | .723 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .326 | .347 | .673 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .282 | .354 | .636 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .266 | .375 | .641 | 2B |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .284 | .363 | .647 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · MIA
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Alcantara | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 3.54 | L |
| Cade Gibson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5.71 | |
| Tyler Zuber | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.50 | |
| Dax Fulton | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4.32 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 96 | 3.36 | W |
| Craig Kimbrel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3.89 | HLD |
| Nate Pearson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.19 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4.27 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · MIA
Lineup 4.0 R
Bunts 3.8 R
IBBs 1.4 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · MIA
4-6
L3
-11 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with MIA listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.