On Saturday, Quantrill crossed paths with the Royals again. And this time, he propelled the Marlins to victory at LoanDepot Park. The Royals logged just two hits against Quantrill, who remains undefeated against them.

Otto López hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Saturday. Xavier Edwards tripled and doubled for the Marlins, who won their fourth straight and are 21-10 since June 13.

MIAMI – Marlins right-hander Cal Quantrill tossed six scoreless innings and Otto Lopez drove in three runs in Saturday’s series-clinching 3-1 victory over the Royals at loanDepot park.

What’s next: The Royals continue their weekend series at the Marlins. On Saturday, KC right-handed starter Michael Wacha (4-9, 3.74 ERA) will start opposite MLB veteran Cal Quantrill (3-8, 5.62 ERA) at 3:10 p.m. Central Time.

The Royals visit the Marlins, and I haven’t been this excited since Jimmy Fallon giggled for an hour on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

For John Rave, the All-Star break was much more productive than a four-day hiatus from baseball. Instead, the work-focused break seemed to make quite the impact.

Mike Rosenstein of NESN has named Miami as a perfect trade partner for Boston and has specifically named three pitchers the Red Sox could pursue: Sandy Alcantara, Edward Cabrera and Cal Quantrill.

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.