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Miami Marlins 9, Kansas City Royals 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Sep 2, 10:55 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score54
Miami Marlins
80–82 · 3rd NL East · T-Score 54
9
9–6
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 38
6
T-Score38
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMarlinsThe starters are close overall, but Pérez owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenMarlinsMiami has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthMarlinsMiami leads 54–38 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

MIA
Eury Pérez RHP
Eury Pérez
Miami Marlins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.44
94th
WHIP
1.13
77th
K/9
9.78
46th
BB/9
3.86
166th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
100th
OPS/R
–
IP
130.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.86
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.98
110th
WHIP
1.22
86th
K/9
7.90
118th
BB/9
2.89
95th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.90
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
149.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.87
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Pérez owns a 9.8 K/9 compared with Cameron's 7.9.
·The WHIP gap favors Pérez, 1.13 to 1.22.
·Pérez enters with a 3.44 ERA compared with Cameron's 3.98.
·Cameron has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Pérez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%98.2
Sinker18%97.7
Slider17%88.4
Sweeper13%83.5
Changeup8%90.0
Curveball6%80.7
Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Marlins vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
24th
in MLB
0.684OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Eury Pérez)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Miami MarlinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cameron (BvP)
1Heriberto HernándezRLF70.75525.844No MLB historyNo history
2Otto LopezRSS67.78611.852No MLB historyNo history
3Kyle StowersL1B69.79021.645No MLB historyNo history
4Agustín RamírezRDH43.6725.757No MLB historyNo history
5Javier SanojaR3B60.79111.873No MLB historyNo history
6Jakob MarseeLCF52.70711.631No MLB historyNo history
7Esteury RuizRRF40.6996.816No MLB historyNo history
8Jared SernaR2B—.6020.833No MLB historyNo history
9Joe MackLC52.68514.505No MLB historyNo history
1Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228 / .755 · 25 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Otto Lopez SS · R.305 / .786 · 11 HRvs hand .852 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239 / .790 · 21 HRvs hand .645 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Agustín Ramírez DH · R.235 / .672 · 5 HRvs hand .757 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score5Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295 / .791 · 11 HRvs hand .873 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Jakob Marsee CF · L.231 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Esteury Ruiz RF · R.216 / .699 · 6 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Jared Serna 2B · R.214 / .602 · 0 HRvs hand .833 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Joe Mack C · L.234 / .685 · 14 HRvs hand .505 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Eury Pérez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pérez (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC73.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.80018.783No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH53.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.76117.826No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B51.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7Michael MasseyL2B58.73513.721No MLB historyNo history
8John RaveLRF54.7446.785No MLB historyNo history
9Kyle IsbelLCF34.5916.652No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score7Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score8John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMIAMIA·KCKC
AVG.249 7th.248 8th
OPS.726 10th.718 17th
Home runs168 23rd170 21st
Runs715 18th690 22nd
OBP.326 6th.316 18th
SLG.400 17th.402 15th
PitchingMIAMIA·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.09vs4.77
MIAKC
WHIP1.28vs1.41
MIAKC
K/98.3vs7.4
MIAKC
HR Allowed171vs210
MIAKC
BullpenMIAMIA·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.77vs4.76
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.25vs1.42
no league rank
Saves35vs38
MIAKC
ResultsMIAMIA·KCKC
+33214th
Run differential
+23225th
80–82 Record69–93
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Miami Marlins (5–5)
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Kansas City Royals (7–3)
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Marlins?+
Eury Pérez (3.44 ERA, 7–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (3.98 ERA, 9–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Marlins and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Eury Pérez is at 53; Noah Cameron is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.