Dodgers rally to beat Royals 6-5 with Ohtani's go-ahead run
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 11, 2026, 4:58 AM
Last updated Aug 11, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on August 10, 2026, in Tarik Skubal's home debut. Skubal pitched five innings, allowing three runs before leaving with the game tied 3-2. The Dodgers scored four runs in the sixth, highlighted by Max Muncy's three-run double. Shohei Ohtani contributed an early RBI double, then scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on Freddie Freeman’s single. Edwin Diaz secured the win with a perfect ninth inning. The Dodgers improved to 8-12 since July 19.
- •Tarik Skubal allows three runs in five innings during his debut.
- •Ohtani scores the decisive run in the seventh inning.
- •Max Muncy's double leads to four runs in the sixth.
- •Kansas City has lost nine of its last 13 games.
- •Next, Dodgers' Blake Snell pitches against Royals' Michael Wacha.
- 4:58 AMYahoo Sports — Ohtani scores go-ahead run in 7th, Dodgers rally to beat Royals 6-5 in Tarik Skubal's home debut
"Tarik Skubal yielded three runs over five innings in his home debut for the Dodgers, and Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run in the seventh while Los Angeles rallied for only its second victory in 10 games, 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Skubal allowed four hits and struck out six in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner's second start for his new team since arriving from Detroit in the majors' biggest deadline trade. Jac Caglianone homered and drove in all three runs off the Dodgers' vaunted new left-hander, who left trailing 3-2.
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