KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Justin Ruggiano picked the scuffed-up ball off the carpet, smiled a toothy smile and proudly held it up for everyone to see in the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium. A souvenir from his first career hit? Nope. Just his first hit in a while. Ruggiano snapped a franchise-worst 0-for-42 slump by hitting that ball for a single in the first inning Wednesday, and then added two more hits and drove in a run as the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 to wrap up a winning three-game series. "It became a mental issue. I wouldnt wish that on anybody in the world," said Ruggiano, whose last hit came on July 12. "Im just glad its over with. Now I can get back to doing what I do." Ruggiano drove in the Marlins first run, but they still trailed 2-1 when Koyie Hill doubled off reliever Tim Collins (2-6) to start the seventh. Christian Yelich then hit a grounder toward third that utility man Elliot Johnson let through his legs to put runners on second and third. Donovan Solano and Logan Morrison followed with RBI groundouts to give the Marlins the lead. That was enough for the Marlins bullpen. Dan Jennings (2-3) got through the sixth, A.J. Ramos worked the seventh and eighth, and Steve Cishek handled the ninth for his 26th save. Cishek struck out Alex Gordon with runners on first and second to end the game. "This is a resilient group of guys," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "They keep coming back and battling, and I think you saw some big hits by guys out there." Solano and Morrison each finished with a pair of RBIs for Miami. "Its always good to go out there and play well against teams that are making a push for a playoff spot," Redmond said. "Thats a good feeling heading home." Indeed, the Royals were rolling when the series began. Theyd won 17 of 20 after taking the opener to climb into playoff contention, but now limp off to play five games in four days against AL Central-leading Detroit with their first defeat in eight series. Now, the Marlins have won two straight to finish off a long road trip. The Royals, blanked 1-0 in 10 innings Tuesday night, got off to a good start when Eric Hosmer doubled in the first inning and eventually scored on a single by Salvador Perez. The Royals failed to take advantage of the erratic Jacob Turner, though. The Marlins starter walked six without a strikeout in five-plus innings, but Kansas City could only squeeze out one more run against him on a groundout by David Lough in the fourth. The Marlins got their first run when Ruggiano drove in Adeiney Hechavarria in the top half of the fourth. They were otherwise hamstrung by Royals starter Ervin Santana, who dodged eight hits and two walks over six innings to hand his bullpen the lead. The Royals relievers -- with little help from their defence -- failed to hold on. Johnsons error turned the game, Royals manager Ned Yost said, and eventually led to the go-ahead runs. "In Elliots defence, it was cue-ball shot with a lot of English. It had a lot of spin on it, it hit and then boom, it stayed down," Yost said. "It changed the whole complexion of the inning." For his part, Johnson refused to make any excuses. "Were in the middle of the hunt and theyre not going to tolerate that sort of stuff. It seems like an easy play," Johnson said. "It wasnt as easy as it seems, (but) still I should have made it. Im playing in the big leagues and youve got to make those kinds of plays." Solano and Morrison tacked on run-scoring singles off Luke Hochevar in the ninth, and Cishek finished up for his 21st straight save, the third-best streak in the majors. NOTES: The Royals acquired INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio from the Blue Jays for a player to be named or cash. They made space for him on the 40-man roster by transferring INF Miguel Tejada (right calf strain) to the 60-day DL. ... Johnson went 0 for 3 for the Royals, extending his slump to 0 for 30. 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Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. STANTON, Del. -- Im a Chatterbox has now finished first in three Grade 1 races. But on Saturday, at Delaware Park, she came very close to being disqualified for a second time.She was taken down from first and placed second in the Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga last summer, won the Cotillion at Parx Racing in September, and then crossed the finish line first by 2-1/4 lengths in Saturdays Delaware Handicap.At the start of the 1-1/4-mile Del Cap, Im a Chatterbox bobbled and then ducked inward from post 4, causing a chain-reaction collision with the three horses to her inside. Jockey Florent Geroux straightened Im a Chatterbox and went on to win the $750,000 race by 2-1/4 lengths.When she broke in I tried to straighten her right away, Geroux said.Paid Up Subscriber, who broke from post 1 and was involved in the bumping incident, rallied to finish second. Her jockey, Ricardo Santana Jr., lodged an objection against the winner for interference after the start, but it was not allowed.I was bothered a lot, Santana said.Al Stall Jr., the trainer of Paid Up Subscriber, said he was surprised there was not a stewards inquiry into the start. After his riders objection was not allowed, he said he disagreed with the call.Her hindquarters were knocked out from under her as a result of the domino effect, Stall said.Larry Jones, the trainer of Im a Chatterbox, said the incident at the start reminded him of the 2014 Breeders Cup Classic, when Bayern broke inward at the start and bumped horses, won the race, but was not taken down.It was a mile and quarter race, Jones said. They had time to overcome it.John Wayne, the executive director of the Delaware Racing Commission, spoke with the stewards and relayed their reasoning to the media after the race.They said the 4 horse [Im a Chatterbox] came in, had bumps with the 3 [Milaya] and 2 [Moneysoncharlotte], whiich in turn bumped the No.dddddddddddd 1 [Paid Up Subscriber]. After the bump, the No. 4 lost ground as much as anyone else and was four lengths behind the one after the bump, Wayne said. They thought that the bump and the fact that the 4 horse was four lengths behind the 1, it didnt cost the 1 horse a placing. And the 1 horse never lost stride for the rest of the race.Once Geroux straightened Im a Chatterbox, she moved past the horses to her inside and took up a stalking position off front-running Mei Ling. She engaged Mei Ling on the far turn, took the lead nearing the stretch, drew clear, and then held off Paid up Subscriber.When she wanted to move up after the start I let her, Geroux said. I wanted to secure a safe spot. All the way around she was traveling well.Paid Up Subscriber saved ground early while racing in the second flight behind Mei Ling and Im a Chatterbox. She rallied when asked and in mid-stretch