Escobar, Dyson propel Royals over Marlins

MIAMI — The blazing speed of Jarrod Dyson is obvious, but it was the center fielder’s leaping ability that took a home run away from Christian Yelich in the first inning on Thursday that served as a reminder the Royals can beat you in so many ways.

Dyson’s catch, coupled with Alcides Escobar’s home run, double and two runs scored provided the lift the Royals needed to defeat the Marlins, 5-2, and claim two of three at Marlins Park.

The Royals, winners of 10 of 11, did the little things better on Thursday, and they capitalized on Dee Gordon’s throwing error in a two-run sixth inning that snapped a 2-2 tie. Gordon made a wild throw on Alex Gordon’s broken-bat infield single, and Escobar delivered an RBI double off Tom Koehler that put Kansas City ahead to stay. Kendrys Morales added a sacrifice fly in the inning.

The game featured some great plays and some sloppy ones in the field. Dyson turned in one of the greatest catches since Marlins Park opened in 2012. In the first inning, he raced to the wall and robbed Yelich of a home run, but in the fourth, Miami scored two runs on third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert’s throwing error, evening the score at 2.

The Marlins will be glad to close out playing the American League Central, where they went 3-10 on the season.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDEarly glove work: Dyson made the first robbery of a home run at Marlins Park since its opening in 2012. Fences were brought in and lowered prior to the 2016 season in hopes of producing more runs. But Dyson robbed Yelich to end the first inning. Dyson leaped to pull in Yelich’s …

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