Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Dodgers

46-35

9-3

Final

Royals

23-59

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
LAD	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	9
KC	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3

Who won: Dodgers 9-3

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-3 on Friday, June 30, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Dodgers outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 8th inning. Mookie Betts went 4-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Dodgers. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

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Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers arrived late in Kansas City after their weather-delayed game the previous night in Colorado, so the All-Star slugger figured he would get his team off to a quick start Friday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Dodgers 22-20 on the road; Royals 11-31 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Dodgers1st in NL West

Miguel Rojas 2B
Back, left
Day-To-Day
Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Dodgers1st in NL West

Bobby Miller SP

Probable starter · 11-4, 3.76 ERA, 119 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie Betts2B
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Will SmithC
4Max Muncy3B
5J.D. MartinezDH
6David PeraltaLF
7Jason HeywardRF
8James OutmanCF
9Miguel RojasSS

Royals5th in AL Cent

Alec Marsh SP

Probable starter · 3-9, 5.69 ERA, 85 K, 1.56 WHIP

Lineup

1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
2MJ MelendezRF
3Salvador PerezDH
4Maikel Garcia3B
5Nick Pratto1B
6Freddy FerminC
7Kyle IsbelCF
8Drew WatersCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 22,006
Officials: Marvin Hudson (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Blakney (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Third Base Umpire)