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Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals Final — September 1, 2026

Tuesday, September 1 · 7:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+1+2+4-2-4+4-7-1+4-3
Game by game
+4+3+2+4+2-3+11+3+5-10
5-5
Last 10
8-2
-2
Net
+21
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
2 days
1,235 mi1,987 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Marlins visited the Royals on Tuesday, September 1 at 7:41 PM ET.

The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Marlins -104, Royals -115) prices the Marlins at 49% and the Royals at 51%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Miami Marlins 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Miami Marlins won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (Kansas City Royals +1.5): Miami Marlins covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 9.5: Under.
  • Miami Marlins closed at -104 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRoyals +1.5 (-192)
Marlins -1.5 (+159)
CloseRoyals +1.5 (-185)
Marlins -1.5 (+150)
Totalno move
Open9.5 (o -116 / u -103)
Close9.5 (o -120 / u -102)
Moneyline
OpenMarlins +100 48%
Royals -118 52%
CloseMarlins -104 49%
Royals -115 51%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Marlins won 6 and the Royals 3.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 20, 2025Royals 7, Marlins 4
Royals won


Jul 19, 2025Royals 1, Marlins 3
Marlins won


Jul 18, 2025Royals 7, Marlins 8
Marlins won


Jun 26, 2024Marlins 1, Royals 5
Royals won


Jun 25, 2024Marlins 2, Royals 1
Marlins won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Miami Marlins

Kansas City Royals

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