Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Dodgers

46-36

4-6

Final

Royals

24-59

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Dodgers 5-0 in the 1st inning. James Outman went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Dodgers.

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What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Dodgers 22-21 on the road; Royals 12-31 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

Julio Urias SP

Probable starter · 11-8, 4.60 ERA, 117 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsSS
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Will SmithC
4J.D. MartinezDH
5Miguel Vargas2B
6Miguel RojasSS
7Jonny DeLucaLF
8James OutmanCF
9Yonny Hernandez2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.64 ERA, 34 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4Nick Pratto1B
5Edward OlivaresDH
6Matt Duffy2B
7Samad TaylorLF
8Drew WatersRF
9Dairon BlancoLF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Dodgers 9, Royals 3 (Jun 30)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 21,004
Officials: Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Second Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Third Base Umpire)