The Kansas City Royals just took down the Miami Marlins 7-3 today, and while the score is great, the real headline? They officially dodged a 100-loss season! That felt impossible just a few weeks back. Talk about cutting it close, but hey, you take wins however you can get them.
Miami Came Out Swinging, But KC Fought Back Hard
The Marlins wasted no time making noise, setting a franchise record with an extra-base hit in the first plate appearance of the first *four* innings. Seriously, wild! Heriberto Hernandez kicked it off with a solo shot to left center in the first. They could have added more, but Otto Lopez got thrown out at home, ending the threat. Miami kept pushing, extending their lead to 2-0 in the second when Jakob Marsee, who started with a double, scored on a single from Joe Mack. Long afternoon for KC, right?
But the Royals weren’t about to roll over. In the bottom of the third, after Isaac Collins battled eight pitches before popping out, Kyle Isbel singled. Then Carter Jensen, man, this dude is on fire, smoked a line drive past the second baseman that went all the way to the wall! Isbel scored, Jensen cruised into third. Two batters later, Jac Caglianone ripped a double to right, driving in Jensen and just like that, the score was knotted at 2-2. Gotta love that fight!
Jensen Keeps Raking, Wacha Locks It Down
That tie didn’t last long. Agustin Ramirez led off the fourth by launching one over the wall to dead center for his third homer, putting the Marlins back up 3-2. But that was it for Miami. Michael Wacha, a workhorse for this team, retired the next three batters in order. Honestly, the Marlins’ offense never really threatened again after that. He just shut them down.
Then came the bottom of the fifth, and who else but Carter Jensen to grab the lead for good? Unreal! After hitting two homers yesterday and a triple earlier in this game, Jensen, with Isbel once again on first, blasted another one out of the park. That was his 22nd homer of the season, putting the Royals up 4-3. This dude is scorching hot, carrying this offense!
Royals Break It Open Late
The score held steady at 4-3 until the bottom of the eighth, when the Royals decided to put the game away. Jensen, because of course it was him, led off with a double. He moved to third on a groundout from Bobby Witt Jr., then Cags came through again, ripping a liner right over the pitcher’s glove to drive in Jensen. That made it 5-3, giving the Royals breathing room. But they weren’t done! Salvador Perez got in on the action with a double to left, scoring Cags. Tyler Tolbert, who pinch-ran for Perez, immediately stole third then easily scored on Vinnie Pasquantino’s double to right. Just like that, it was a 7-3 blowout! Wacha picked up the win, improving his record to 9-8, after tossing another quality start, going six innings.
What a game! It’s awesome to see these guys fight back and avoid that dreaded 100-loss mark. Players like Jensen and Wacha are showing serious grit. And speaking of wins, how about our Mariners beating the Red Sox 8-3? What a day for baseball!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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