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Royals at DodgersKansas City
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atRoyals at DodgersOhtani's third-inning homer put the Dodgers ahead for good, and Los Angeles held off Kansas City 4-2. The Dodgers out-homered the Royals 3-0 on the night and have now swept all three meetings in the season series. Los Angeles improves to 73-48 while the Royals slide to 49-73. Kansas City heads to face the Angels Friday, while the Dodgers host the Brewers Thursday.
Ohtani homered to left center in the third inning, scoring Rojas and putting the Dodgers ahead for good.
Ohtani finished 2-for-4 with the home run and two RBI, leading Los Angeles at the plate.
The Dodgers out-homered the Royals 3-0 in the 4-2 win, improving to 73-48 while Kansas City fell to 49-73.
The Dodgers lead the NL West by 8½, losers of 2 straight, 6-4 over their last 10. The Royals sit 5th in the AL Central, 11½ games back, coming off a loss, 9-1 over their last 10.
The Dodgers are up next at Braves (Aug 27), then at Tigers. The Royals are up next at Blue Jays (Aug 27), then at Guardians.
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Dodgers to winHitLAD -1.5 · 67%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCKansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| LADLos Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick Loftin | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .240 | .328 | .386 |
 Bobby Witt Jr. | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .285 | .355 | .448 |
 Jac Caglianone | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .268 | .321 | .485 |
 Salvador Perez | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .216 | .262 | .369 |
 Luke Maile | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .300 | .474 |
 Starling Marte | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .247 | .303 | .320 |
| John Rave | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .308 | .489 |
 Carter Jensen | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .222 | .299 | .408 |
 Isaac Collins | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .233 | .332 | .359 |
 Tyler Tolbert | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .311 | .370 | .467 |
 Michael Massey | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .258 | .290 | .416 |
 Josh Rojas | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .236 | .267 | .319 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch IV | 2.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39-28 | 2.88 | 39 |
 Jose Cuas | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-20 | 1.69 | 30 |
 Mason Black | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44-25 | 3.51 | 44 |
 Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 4.67 | 10 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | LAD 100.0 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | LAD 98.8 | 2.5 | |
| T9 | LAD 96.3 | 3.9 | |
| B8 | LAD 92.4 | 1.5 | |
| B8 | LAD 93.9 | 0.7 | |
| B8 | LAD 93.2 | 0.6 | |
| T8 | LAD 93.8 | 3.5 | |
| T8 | LAD 90.3 | 5.0 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
