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Miami Marlins 9, Kansas City Royals 6 on September 2, 2026, at Kauffman Stadium. Miami outlasted Kansas City in a game that cleared the 8.5-run Vegas total by 6.5 runs, producing 15 combined runs. The Marlins collected 13 hits, hit three home runs, and drove in all nine of their runs despite striking out 11 times. Kansas City matched Miami with three homers and totaled nine hits, but its pitching staff allowed 13 hits and eight earned runs while posting 11 strikeouts. Miami’s pitchers permitted nine hits and six earned runs, issuing six walks, but kept Kansas City from completing the comeback. Neither club committed an error, leaving offensive production and Kansas City’s difficulty limiting contact as the deciding factors. The result improves Miami’s run differential outlook.