The Kansas City Royals improved their record to 65-60 by winning 1-0 on Tuesday. They pulled within 7.5 games of AL Central leading Cleveland pending the results of their game against Oakland. The Royals remain 4.0 games behind the Orioles for the second AL wild card. The Marlins fell to 65-60 and remain second place in the NL East.
The KC Royals continue to dominate on the mound. Yordano Ventura held the Marlins scoreless through 6.0 innings, allowing only 6 hits, 1 walk, and 0 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.