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MIAMI -- Andrew Cashners best start since joining the Miami Marlins wasnt good enough.Cashner allowed only one run in six innings Tuesday night, but the Marlins went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and lost to the Kansas City Royals 1-0.The Royals extended their winning streak to nine games.Cashner (4-10) took a shutout into the sixth, and he didnt feel too bad about falling to 0-3 since being acquired in a trade July 30.I moved the fastball well on both sides of the plate, the slider was great, and I threw some changeups in the bottom of the zone, he said.He had a really good slider, Royals manager Ned Yost said. You had a sense early on that it was going to be a tight, low-scoring game.Kansas City scored the lone run in the sixth. Paulo Orlando led off with a single, stole second and came home when Lorenzo Cain singled up the middle on a 3-0 fastball.I got a groundball, it just wasnt at somebody, Cashner said.The right-hander pitched with a blood blister under a nail on his pitching hand.Tonight was worse than it has been, but I found a way to get it done, he said.The Marlins had won three straight but were shut out despite totaling seven hits.It was one of those games tonight where you didnt feel it was going to take too much, Miami manager Don Mattingly said. Our guy was throwing the ball good, their guy was throwing it good. We just couldnt really break through.Yordano Ventura (9-9), who reached 101 mph on the scoreboard radar gun, allowed six hits and one walk while striking out six. Royals starters have an ERA of 1.69 during the winning streak, Kansas Citys longest since June 2014.Three relievers closed out the win and extended the bullpens streak of 32 consecutive shutout innings since Aug. 10. That broke the franchise record of 29 2/3 consecutive innings set in 1969.Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save.Miami loaded the bases with two outs in the third, but Marcell Ozuna flied out to end the inning. Ventura pitched around a leadoff double by Ozuna in the sixth.The Royals won with six hits. The Marlins played their 15th consecutive game decided by three runs or less, a club record. They are 7-8 during the stretch.DEPARTUREOzuna left the game in the eighth inning because of a family emergency. Mattingly said he didnt know whether Ozuna would be available Wednesday.HOSMER HOMECOMINGThe Royals played in Miami for the first time since 2008, and it was Eric Hosmers first game in his hometown. He went 0 for 3 with a walk.REVERSALCain was caught stealing in the sixth when the initial call of safe was overturned by replay.UP NEXTRHP Jose Fernandez (12-7, 3.05) is scheduled to start Wednesday for Miami against RHP Dillon Gee (5-6, 4.52). 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Mayos goal was the Razorbacks fastest score of the season, surpassing Stefani Doyles score during the 10th minute against James Madison in the season opener.A penalty kick from freshman Kayla McKeon in the 74th minute would break a 1-1 tie in the second half after Auburns Casie Ramsier equalized the match 38 seconds after halftime. Senior Katie Moore would seal the win for the Razorbacks after scoring her first goal of the season during the 83rd minute.Arkansas outshot Auburn 7-2 in the first half and 8-6 in the second, to hold a decisive 15-8 advaantage.dddddddddddd Senior goalkeeper Cameron Carter tallied four saves and earned her 17th win of the year. Arkansas is also 2 for 2 in penalty kicks this season.With the win, the Razorbacks improved to 17-4-0 overall and 10-3-0 in Southeastern Conference play. Auburns run in the SEC Tournament ends with the Tigers dropping to 14-6-0 overall and 9-3-0 in the league.Arkansas will face the No. 15-ranked Florida Gators in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. CT.It will be a rematch of their Sept. 16 contest in Fayetteville, which saw the Razorbacks upset the then-No. 4 Gators 2-1, in the programs first victory over Florida in 20 years. The match will be broadcast live on ESPNU.Florida reached the championship game after upsetting No. 2 South Carolina 1-0 Friday afternoon. ' ' '