Overview
- Graham Pauley homered in the second and tripled in the seventh to drive in a career-high four runs in the Marlins’ 6-3 victory Tuesday night.
- Tyler Phillips delivered five one-hit innings with four strikeouts in a 69-pitch start that gave Miami a much-needed quality outing.
- Pauley had been recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville for his fifth MLB call-up after missing most of spring training and he produced an immediate impact at the plate.
- An eighth-inning balk call that was reversed after an umpire discussion led to Royals manager Matt Quatraro’s ejection and a brief Kansas City rally capped by a ninth-inning Nick Loftin homer.
- The win pulled Miami within three games of the final NL wild-card spots and preserved a head-to-head tiebreaker advantage over Arizona from a June sweep as the club heads into a late-season stretch.