Stowers homers and has an RBI single, Marlins rally to beat the Royals 9-6

KANSAS CITY. Mo. (AP) — Kyle Stowers homered and had an RBI single, Heriberto Hernández drove in two runs and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6 on Wednesday night.

Stowers drove in a run in the first inning as the Marlins built a 2-0 lead.

After the Royals plated five in the first, the Marlins began their comeback on Stowers’ solo homer in the third inning, his 18th.

Hernández doubled in the fifth and sixth, the latter off the center-field wall to cap a three-run frame that gave Miami a 7-6 lead.

Cade Gibson (3-1) struck out the only batter he faced, ending a fifth-inning threat.

After Eury Pérez allowed six runs on nine hits and three walks, and five Marlins relievers held the Royals scoreless over the final 4 1/3 innings, with Calvin Faucher recording his third save.

Hernández extended his on-base streak to 19 games, and Otto Lopez extended his hitting streak to nine games and on-base streak to 16 with a first-inning RBI triple.

Hernández’s on-base streak is the longest for the Marlins this year and is the second-longest active streak in the majors.

Javier Sanoja and Jakob Marsee hit back-to-back homers in the ninth.

Jared Serna made his first major league start, batting eighth, recording his first career hit and hitting a tying sacrifice fly in the sixth.

With his father, former Marlin and Royals player Jeff Conine, in attendance, Griffin Conine singled twice, including a tying, pinch-hit single in the sixth, and made a run-saving catch against the right-field wall.

Carter Jensen hit a leadoff homer in the first, setting a franchise record for leadoff home runs, then added a solo shot, his 21st, in the fourth inning.

The Royals batted around in the first inning to take a 5-2 lead as Salvador Perez connected for his 18th home run, sandwiched by RBI doubles from Jac Caglianone and Michael Massey.

After allowing the two first-inning tallies, Noah Cameron retired 15 of 19 batters. In five innings he allowed four runs on five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts.

Jose Cuas (0-1) allowed three of four batters faced to reach base. Each scored.

Marlins RHP Sandy Alcantara (13-8, 3.46 ERA) was set to oppose Royals RHP Michael Wacha (8-8, 3.32) on Thursday in the series finale.

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Miami Marlins' Jared Serna watches his sacrifice fly to score one run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Connor Thomas throws during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. (7) slides home to score on a double by Jac Caglianone during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals' Michael Massey watches his RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel catches a sacrifice fly hit by Miami Marlins' Jared Serna to score one run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Marie strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday evening in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Marie was located about 375 miles (600 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.

Maximum sustained winds were around 80 mph (130 kph), according to an advisory from the Miami-based hurricane center.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility Wednesday as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state and dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places.

Heavy rains from the storm, which weakened into a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday, were expected to threaten the eastern part of the state through Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Meanwhile, a burst of tropical weather persisted in the Pacific Ocean, where two hurricanes and a strengthening tropical storm were churning in open waters.

In Texas' hard-hit Hardin County, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) northeast of Houston, officials said flooding, downed trees and powerlines, debris, and power outages were still creating hazardous conditions.

Between 18 inches (45 centimeters) and 20 inches (51 centimeters) fell in parts of the county over the last two days, the weather service said. The average local monthly rainfall for September is just 5.51 inches (14 centimeters), said Nick Slaughter, a meteorologist with the weather service.

Across the area close to the Louisiana border, schools and municipal offices were closed, and residents were told to stay home.

Hardin County’s office of emergency management said Wednesday afternoon that 12 motorists had to be rescued after driving into flooded roadways, two people had to be rescued from a flooded home, about 10 structures were damaged by trees and thousands were still without power.

In Jefferson County, located about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Houston, the main concern was restoring power after trees and limbs were brought down during the storm, which had wind gusts up to 90 mph (144 kph), said Robert Grimm, the county emergency management coordinator. About 22,000 customers in the county were without power as of late Wednesday afternoon, nearly half of the 50,000 utility customers affected statewide, according to poweroutage.com.

Grady Leger said that as the storm moved through Hardin County on Tuesday evening, a powerline went down by his home near Lumberton, and he could feel the vibration coming up from the ground.

“Some blue and yellow, white sparks caught part of my dead tree on fire,” Leger said.

An assisted living facility was damaged in Hardin County, and 21 people were evacuated, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife, whose game wardens assisted. Photos from the agency showed some officials wading in thigh-deep water in parts of the county.

Edouard is expected to dissipate Thursday.

Tropical Storm Marie was well offshore of southwest Mexico in the Pacific and was expected to become a hurricane Wednesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.

Swells generated by the storm were expected to affect parts of coastal southwestern Mexico and the Baja California peninsula over the next few days. They will likely spread to southern California over the weekend, the center said.

Hurricane Lowell strengthened to a Category 5 storm hundreds of miles south of Hawaii on Wednesday and was expected to remain powerful over the next several days. Swells generated by Lowell are likely to affect portions of the Hawaiian islands beginning Wednesday, the center said.

Regarding Marie and Lowell, swells “are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” the center said.

Elsewhere in the Pacific, Hurricane Karina strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm. Forecasters said it should weaken over the next few days.

Stengle reported from Dallas. Associated Press journalists Anna Wilder in Austin, Texas, Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, Julie Walker in New York and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.

This satellite image provided by CIRA/NOAA shows three storms, from left, Hurricane Lowell, Hurricane Karina and Tropical Storm Marie in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)

Bendy Lee squeezes water out of a towel as she cleans her kitchen after a tree fell on her roof, causing rain to come inside, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard in Kountze, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Chase Barfield walks to his truck as he takes belongings and his dogs away from floodwaters around his house in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard near Honey Island, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Crews trip vegetation off power lines in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard east of Cleveland, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Bendy Lee, 72, mops up water in her kitchen after a tree fell on her roof, causing rain to come inside, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard in Kountze, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Chase Barfield walks to his truck as he takes belongings and his dogs away from floodwaters around his house in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard near Honey Island, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

This satellite image released by NOAA shows three storms Hurricane Lowell, left, Hurricane Karina, center, and Tropical Storm Marie, right, forming in the Pacific Ocean, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

A fisherman who goes by the name "Jellybean" casts his line along the ship channel before landfall of Tropical Storm Edouard in Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Motorists drive by Texas Department of Transportation signs on I-610 as Tropical Storm Edouard approaches in Houston, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Michael Espinoza stands under the awning of his shop, T&M Bait Shop, watching rain from Tropical Storm Edouard come down in High Island, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)