On Saturday, Kansas City Royals left fielder MJ Melendez punctuated one such at-bat in the most dramatic way possible: with the first grand slam of his career. Here's what happened.

Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium. “He really battled,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said.

MJ Melendez capped a 12-pitch at-bat with his first career grand slam and Seth Lugo tossed six strong innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Saturday night.

The big blow in this one was a sixth-inning, go-ahead grand slam for Royals left fielder MJ Melendez. The blow came on the 12th pitch of the at-bat, after Melendez had fouled off seven pitches ...

MJ Melendez hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to conclude a 12-pitch, at-bat, Seth Lugo became the first AL pitcher to reach 10 wins and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers ...

He's tied with Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez for the major league lead in wins. Lugo's offense set him up in the top of the sixth inning, when shortstop MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to turn a 2-1 ...

MJ Melendez’s grand slam fuels Royals offense in ... Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the ... It was his 10th victory this season and the 50th of his career.

He's tied with Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez for the major league lead in wins. Lugo's offense set him up in the top of the sixth inning, when shortstop MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to turn a 2-1 ...

MJ Melendez just wouldn’t quit. In the sixth inning, the Kansas City Royals outfielder had seen everything from Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen. During a 12-pitch at-bat, Melendez ...

MJ Melendez capped a 12-pitch at-bat with his first career grand slam and Seth Lugo tossed six strong innings as the visiting Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Saturday night.