Kansas City looks to tie the weekend series against the Dodgers on Saturday night.
For the Kansas City Royals, Saturday night's game at Dodger Stadium offers a reset opportunity following a disheartening result on Friday. In the series opener, the Dodgers overcame a 3-0 deficit despite strong pitching from Cole Ragans in the early going and won 4-3. For these two 40-plus win teams, Saturday's pre-Father's Day tilt is a pivotal interleague contest.
Los Angeles is meeting the occasion with marquee free agent acquisition Yoshinobu Yamamoto. If it weren't for Shohei Ohtani, the 25-year-old Yamamoto would have been the crown jewel of the Dodgers' free agent class this past offseason, being awarded the richest deal in Major League Baseball for a pitcher at $325 million for 12 years. He enters Saturday's start with a 6-2 record, 83 strikeouts and an even 3.00 earned run average.
The Royals are trotting out former Mets and Padres pitcher Seth Lugo, who to date is a sterling 9-2 with a 2.36 ERA. Once a standout reliever, Lugo joined the Royals in the 2023-24 offseason and has since put up frontline numbers for one of the American League's resurgent teams. Notably, Salvador Perez is not in the lineup at catcher for the Royals. It will be Freddy Fermin instead for the visitors, as Perez left Friday's game with knee discomfort. New Dodger Cavan Biggio gets the start at the hot corner for Los Angeles and bats seventh.Kansas City lineup: 1. Maike; Garcia, third base; 2. Bobby Witt Jr., shortstop, 3. Vinnie Pasquantino, third base; 4. Nelson Velazquez, designated hitter; 5. Freddy Fermin, catcher; 6. Nick Loftin, second base; 7.
Los Angeles lineup: 1. Mookie Betts, shortstop; 2. Shohei Ohtani, designated hitter; 3. Freddie Freeman, first base; 4. Teoscar Hernandez, left field; 5. Andy Pages, left field; 6. Jason Heyward, right field; 7. Cavan Biggio, third base; 8. Gavin Lux, second base; 9. Austin Barnes, catcher; P: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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