The Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins will play the second game of a three-game series at 7:40 p.m. ET Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium. The oddsmakers see this as too close to call between Kansas City at -113 and Miami at -109.
On Tuesday, the Royals couldn’t handle the Marlins and fell 6-3.
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For the Marlins’ part, Tyler Phillips tossed a big game, allowing only one hit over five scoreless innings.
At the plate, Graham Pauley was excellent, going 2-for-4 while logging a home run, four RBIs, and two runs. Those four RBIs gave him a new career high.
Kansas City’s defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped the Royals to 62-77. As for Miami, the Marlins now have a winning record of 70-69.
How to Watch Miami Marlins at Kansas City Royals
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Streaming: Stream on Fubo
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Buy tickets: Buy Marlins at Royals tickets on Gametime
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Probable Starting Pitcher Analysis
Noah Cameron (KC)
2026 Season Stats: 9-8 | 3.98 ERA | 1.22 WHIP | 7.9 K/9
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Won last start on Aug. 27 @ TOR: 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H
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4-0, 1.29 ERA in last seven appearances; 5-8, 5.27 ERA in prior 19 games
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3.98 earned run average this season; 2.99 last season
Eury Pérez (MIA)
2026 Season Stats: 7-10 | 3.44 ERA | 1.13 WHIP | 9.8 K/9
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Lost last start on Aug. 28 @ WSH: 3 IP, 5 ER, 2 H
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7.7 walks per nine innings in last three starts; 3.4 walks per nine innings in prior 21 games
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3.9 walks per nine innings this season; 3.0 last season
Miami Marlins vs. Kansas City Royals Betting Odds
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Moneyline: MIA -109 / KC -113
Betting lines as of 09/02/2026 at 8:14 AM ET. Odds subject to change. Bet with bet365.
Miami Marlins Stat Check: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
Who’s Hot
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Heriberto Hernández: 1+ time on base in 18 straight games
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Otto Lopez: 1+ time on base in 15 straight games
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Jakob Marsee: 1+ time on base in 10 straight games
Who’s Not
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Esteury Ruiz: 0 extra-base hits in 15 straight games
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Griffin Conine: 0 extra-base hits in 11 straight games
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Joe Mack: .185/.207/.222 in last 10 games; .240/.297/.434 in prior 73 games
Kansas City Royals Stat Check: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
Who’s Hot
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Tyler Tolbert: .556/.600/.556 in last five games; .286/.356/.419 in prior 44 games
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Jac Caglianone: .455/.478/.682 in last five games; .274/.326/.486 in prior 122 games
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Who’s Not
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Kyle Isbel Previous Game: 0-3
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1-10 in last three games; .239/.287/.367 in prior 74 games
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John Rave: 2-14 in last four games; .232/.303/.464 in prior 26 games
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Bobby Witt: 3-17, 1 SB and 1 RBIs in last four games; .289/.366/.459 in prior 116 games
Last 10 Games for Miami Marlins (5-5)
Last 10 Games for Kansas City Royals (7-3)
Final Score Prediction for Miami Marlins @ Kansas City Royals on Sept. 2, 2026
Royals 5, Marlins 3
Lean: Royals
Give us the Royals, as we don’t see Eury Pérez bouncing back from that last start.
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