Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB

Royals

49-73

2-4

Final

Dodgers

73-48

Dodger Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Dodgers 4-2

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers win the series 3-0. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Dodgers.

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Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Hunter Feduccia homered, and the revitalized Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Kansas City Royals with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: LAD win series 3-0.
Dodgers have won 3 straight.
Royals 20-43 on the road; Dodgers 36-23 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

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 4.08 ERA, 56 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick LoftinRF
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Jac Caglianone1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Starling MarteRF
6Carter JensenDH
7Isaac CollinsLF
8Tyler TolbertCF
9Josh Rojas3B

Dodgers1st in NL West

Eric Lauer SP

Probable starter · 8-7, 5.23 ERA, 72 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Shohei OhtaniDH
2Andy PagesCF
3Freddie Freeman1B
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Mookie BettsSS
6Max Muncy3B
7Teoscar HernandezLF
8Hunter FeducciaC
9Miguel Rojas2B

The series

LAD win series 3-0

Last meeting: Dodgers 5, Royals 4 (Aug 11)

Last 5

No games yet this season.

LAD

Wvs KC4-2
Wvs KC5-4
Wvs KC6-5
L@ ARI2-4
W@ ARI2-1

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Game info

Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California · Attendance 47,578
Officials: Bill Miller (Home Plate Umpire), John Bacon (First Base Umpire), Jacob Metz (Second Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Third Base Umpire)