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.

MJ Melendez just wouldn’t quit. ... 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.

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 ...

The Dodgers veteran threw nine cutters to Melendez but left the final one too far over the plate. Melendez didn’t miss it. He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 ...

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.

First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, ... 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 Dodgers lead into a 5-2 Royals advantage.

Left fielder MJ Melendez was the 11th player in Royals history to hit a grand slam in the Sonic Slam inning when he belted the homer in June at Dodger Stadium. Mendy King of Olathe was at Kauffman ...

Kansas City Royals outfielder MJ Melendez had a grand slam against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... He hit his first career grand slam to propel the Royals to a 7-2 victory at Dodger Stadium.