Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB

Royals

41-31

7-2

Final

Dodgers

43-29

Dodger Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 7-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Dodgers 4-0 in the 6th inning. MJ Melendez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 16

Melendez hits grand slam on 12th pitch, Royals beat Dodgers 7-2 as Yamamoto leaves early

MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to conclude a 12-pitch at-bat, Seth Lugo became the AL's first 10-game winner and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night as Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was cut short after two innings due...

What it means

Season series: LAD win series 2-1.
Royals 16-17 on the road; Dodgers 23-15 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

Dodgers1st in NL West

Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brusdar Graterol RP
Back, Surgery, 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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Seth Lugo SP

Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Nelson VelazquezDH
5Freddy FerminC
6Nick Loftin2B
7MJ MelendezLF
8Dairon BlancoRF
9Garrett HampsonCF

Dodgers1st in NL West

Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP

Probable starter · 7-2, 3.00 ERA, 105 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsSS
2Shohei OhtaniDH
3Freddie Freeman1B
4Teoscar HernandezLF
5Andy PagesCF
6Jason HeywardRF
7Cavan BiggioRF
8Gavin Lux2B
9Austin BarnesC

The series

LAD win series 2-1

Last meeting: Dodgers 4, Royals 3 (Jun 14)

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Game info

Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California · Attendance 50,423
Officials: John Bacon (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Second Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Third Base Umpire)