Royals aim to break 3-game slide, take on the Dodgers

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Kansas City Royals (49-72, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (72-48, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Daniel Lynch (4-3, 2.45 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Dodgers: Eric Lauer (6-6, 4.89 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

LINE: Dodgers -231, Royals +194; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals are looking to break their three-game losing streak with a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Los Angeles is 72-48 overall and 35-23 in home games. The Dodgers have a 45-7 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Kansas City has a 20-42 record in road games and a 49-72 record overall. The Royals have a 23-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Wednesday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 26 home runs while slugging .538. Teoscar Hernandez is 8 for 30 with two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. has 24 doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Royals. Jac Caglianone is 17 for 40 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 3-7, .251 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Royals: 3-7, .231 batting average, 5.68 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bobby Miller: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Casparius: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dalton Rushing: 10-Day IL (arm), Will Klein: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Will Smith: 60-Day IL (neck), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Royals: James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (wrist), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.