Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM EDT

MLB

Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Dodgers

KC @ LAD

KC2

LAD4

Final

Moneyline

34%

66%

LAD

+180-222

ML Edge

KC+5.5%

LAD-5.5%

Total (O/U)

9.0

Fanatics

Over-1.1%

Under+1.1%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Daniel Lynch IV(RHP)

Record:4-4

ERA:2.93

Home Starter

Team:Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)

Pitcher:Eric Lauer(RHP)

Record:8-6

ERA:4.79

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

KC ML has a 5.5% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

Pitching matchup: Daniel Lynch IV (2.93 ERA) vs Eric Lauer (4.79 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Kansas City Royals (KC)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nick LoftinRF	5	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jac Caglianone1B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	2	0	1	1	0	0
Luke MaileC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	3	0	1	0	0	1
John RaveCF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenDH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tyler TolbertCF	2	1	0	0	1	2
Michael Massey2B	1	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Rojas3B	4	0	1	1	0	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Jose Cuas	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	30
Mason Black	3.0	3	1	1	2	1	44
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10
Daniel Lynch IV	2.1	3	3	3	0	3	39

Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Shohei OhtaniDH	4	1	2	2	0	1	1
Andy PagesCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Freddie Freeman1B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
Tommy Edman2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle TuckerRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Mookie BettsSS	3	1	2	1	1	0	1
Max Muncy3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teoscar HernándezLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hunter FeducciaC	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
Miguel Rojas2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Eric Lauer	6.1	4	2	1	2	6	112
Landon Knack	2.2	2	0	0	0	2	36

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Daniel Lynch IV (KC)

2026 season

vs LAD

ERA

0.00

1.1

W-L

0-0

WHIP

0.00

AVG

.000

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	2.93	1.03	6.7	2.6	.200	58.1
Home	2.34	0.96	6.1	3.2	.172	34.2
Away	3.80	1.16	7.8	1.9	.237	23.2
Last 7 Days	3.24	1.11	3.3	3.3	.207	8.1
Last 30 Days	5.06	1.31	5.1	2.8	.258	16.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.172	.222	.247	.470	93	19
vs RHB	.221	.294	.377	.671	122	24

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.205	.269	.320	.589	200	41
2nd Time	.133	.188	.333	.521	15	2
3rd Time	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0

Eric Lauer (LAD)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

1.42

6.1

W-L

1-0

WHIP

0.98

AVG

.167

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	4.79	1.25	6.0	2.8	.245	103.1
Home	4.29	1.14	6.8	3.2	.215	50.1
Away	5.26	1.36	5.3	2.4	.270	53.0
Last 7 Days	7.20	1.40	10.8	1.8	.286	5.0
Last 30 Days	4.64	1.23	7.3	1.7	.256	21.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.261	.340	.500	.840	92	21
vs RHB	.240	.295	.454	.749	304	48

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.273	.337	.559	.896	161	33
2nd Time	.234	.295	.424	.719	158	28
3rd Time	.211	.265	.355	.620	76	8

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (3 games)

LAD win series 3-0

Weather

Not available yet

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
Fanatics	+180	-222	3:00 PM
BetUS	+182	-208	3:00 PM
BetRivers	+175	-208	3:00 PM
BetMGM	+180	-222	3:00 PM
Bovada	+178	-217	3:00 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
Fanatics	9.0	-115	-105	3:00 PM
BetUS	9.0	-115	-105	3:00 PM
BetRivers	9.0	-109	-109	3:00 PM
BetMGM	9.0	-110	-110	3:00 PM
Bovada	9.0	-110	-110	3:00 PM