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.

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 ...