Their 19-10 record over the last month of play was tied for the most in the Majors. Their star outfielder Kyle Stowers showed up big in Atlanta when he hit a home run for the NL in the All-Star swing-off. They started to look like a club that could close out a series.

Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off run homer and finished with three hits as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-7.

Kyle Stowers hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 10th inning and finished with three hits Friday night as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-7. Stowers had already tied a Marlins franchise record with his fourth home run in two games when he hit a three-run shot in the first inning.