Miami Marlins’ Kyle Stowers, center, is celebrated by teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Kansas City Royals John Rave celebrates as he runs home after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Miami Marlins’ Jesus Sanchez hits a home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Kyle Stowers hits 2-run walk-off homer in 10th to give the Marlins an 8-7 win over the Royals
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning and finished with three hits as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Friday night.
Miami Marlins’ Kyle Stowers, center, is celebrated by teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning and finished with three hits as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Friday night.
Stowers went 3 for 5 and reached base in his first two at-bats to extend his on-base streak to 10 plate appearances, also tying a club record.
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Adam Frazier entered as a pinch-hitter in the 10th and drove in automatic runner Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr, who had reached on an infield single. Frazier doubled to right off Lake Bachar (5-0) to give Kansas City the lead entering the bottom half.
In the Marlins’ 10th, AgustÃn RamÃrez drove in automatic runner Derek Hill with a single before Stowers’ walk-off.
Kansas City had erased a five-run deficit with a four-run fourth against Sandy Alcantara, the 2022 Cy Young Award winner who hasn’t quite returned to form since missing the 2024 season due to Tommy John surgery.
Alcantara gave up hits to three of the first four batters he faced in the inning. John Rave then went deep off the Marlins veteran for his first major league home run, pulling his team within a run.
Rave hit the tying homer in the ninth off Calvin Faucher to send the game to extra innings.
Key moment
Stowers’ walk-off in the 10th was the second walk-off homer of his career.
Key stat
Miami has seven walk-off victories this season.
Up next
RHP Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.74) starts the second game of the series for the Royals against Marlins RHP Cal Quantrill (3-8, 5.62).
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