Marlins rally past the Royals in 9-6 victory at Kauffman Stadium

The Miami Marlins overcame an early five-run deficit to defeat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on September 1 at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City opened the game with a productive first inning, highlighted by a solo home run from Carter Jensen and a two-run blast from Salvador Perez to establish a 5-2 lead. The Marlins steadily trimmed the margin throughout the contest, eventually tying the game in the sixth inning behind an RBI single from Griffin Conine. Kansas City starter Noah Cameron struck out three consecutive batters in the fifth to strand runners, but the bullpen relinquished the lead in the following frame. Jensen added a second home run in the fourth inning for the Royals, reaching the 20-homer milestone in his first full season. The loss follows two previous games where Kansas City struggled to maintain defensive consistency.

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