Pauley Powers Marlins to Win | MLB News

0:00On September 2nd, Grand Pauli really showed up last night, driving in a career high for runs in his return to the big leagues. He hit a two run homer in the second inning, putting the Marlins on the board early. Pitcher Tyler Phillips also had a solid outing, going five scoreless innings. This win is big for Miami. They're now just three games back from the final wildcard spot in the National League. They've got the tiebreaker over Arizona for now, but they'll face them again later this month, so every game counts. Pauli's journey back to the majors hasn't been easy. He was sidelined for most of spring training and has been bouncing between the minors and majors. He didn't have the strongest numbers coming into this series, so this performance is a major boost for him. The Marlins added to their lead in the seventh with a three run rally. Pauli hit a triple that scored two runs, and then Javier Sonozha drove in another with a single. The Royal's pitcher Randy Dobnak was pulled from the game after that. Phillips, the pitcher, was efficient, giving up only one hit and striking out four batters.

1:01It was his first scoreless start since early July. The bullpen also did a decent job, though the royals did manage to score a couple of runs late in the game. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.