Los Angeles Dodgers vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Dodgers

46-37

1-9

Final

Royals

25-59

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 9-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1 on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Dodgers 3-0 in the 5th inning. Nicky Lopez went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI for the Royals. David Peralta went 3-for-4 for the Dodgers.

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What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Dodgers 22-22 on the road; Royals 13-31 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

Tony Gonsolin SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 4.98 ERA, 82 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsSS
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Max Muncy3B
4J.D. MartinezDH
5David PeraltaLF
6Jason HeywardRF
7Miguel Vargas2B
8James OutmanCF
9Austin BarnesC

Royals5th in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 6, Dodgers 4 (Jul 1)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 19,058
Officials: Hunter Wendelstedt (Home Plate Umpire), John Tumpane (First Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Blakney (Third Base Umpire)