LAD 7, KC 5 | Mar 5, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Friday, March 5, 2021•Surprise Stadium•78°F, Sunny

LAD

Dodgers

Royals

Final

WIN

Mike Kickham

LOSS

Jackson Kowar

SAVE

Enny Romero

The Dodgers defeated the Royals 7-5.

★Chris Taylor4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 5: Chris Taylor hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Mookie Betts scores. Corey Seager scores. Max Muncy scores.

Weather: 78°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, CalmFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 3:16Att: 2,056Venue: Surprise Stadium

Win Probability

KC WinLAD Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAD	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	7	9	2
KC	0	0	1	2	0	0	0

Game 642134 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Los Angeles Dodgers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Andy Burns3B	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200/.500/.400
Michael Busch2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.429/.400
Omar EstévezSS	0	0	0	1	1	0	.200/.375/.400
Ryan NodaRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.333/.000
Zach ReksLF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000
DJ PetersCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.500/.667/1.000
Rangel Ravelo1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.167/.333
Tim FederowiczC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.250/.500
Kody HoeseDH	1	1	1	1	0	0	.500/.500/2.000
Bench
Mookie BettsRF	2	1	1	0	1	0	.250/.333/.375
Corey SeagerSS	2	1	1	0	1	0	.429/.556/.429
Justin Turner3B
Totals	34	7	9	7	7	7	-

HR:Taylor (5th off Kowar, 3 on, 2 out); Hoese (8th off Zimmer, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Taylor

TB:16

RBI:Taylor 4; Estévez; Lux; Hoese

SF:Estévez

GIDP:Smith

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Nick Loftin2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0

Pitching

Los Angeles Dodgers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Clayton Kershaw	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	11-11	0.00
Mike KickhamWBS	2.2	3	3	3	2	1	1	21-13	5.79
Alex VesiaH	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-8	3.86
Andre JacksonH	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	12-8	0.00
James Pazos	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4-4	5.40
Enny RomeroS	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	7-7	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	5	4	3	7	1	63-51	-

Inherited runners-scored:Vesia 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Kershaw 11-11; Kickham 21-13; Vesia 8-8; Jackson 12-8; Pazos 4-4; Romero 7-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Kershaw 2-1; Kickham 6-1; Vesia 0-4; Jackson 0-1; Pazos 1-2; Romero 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Brad Keller	3.0	4	1	1	2	1	0	23-15	3.00
Richard Lovelady

Top 2 • LAD

1-0

Gavin Lux singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nicky Lopez, deflected by first baseman Carlos Santana. Chris Taylor scores.

Bot 3 • KC

1-1

Adalberto Mondesi doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Mookie Betts. Whit Merrifield scores.

Bot 4 • KC

1-3

Michael A. Taylor homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Hunter Dozier scores.

Top 5 • LAD

5-3

Chris Taylor hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Mookie Betts scores. Corey Seager scores. Max Muncy scores.

Top 6 • LAD

6-3

Omar Estevez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Erick Pena. Matt Beaty scores. Andy Burns to 3rd.

Top 8 • LAD

7-3

Kody Hoese homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Bot 8 • KC

7-4

Kyle Isbel out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ryan Noda. Kelvin Gutierrez scores.

Bot 9 • KC

7-5

Seuly Matias reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Andy Burns. Nick Pratto scores.

HBP:Busch (by Skoglund)

Inherited runners-scored:Skoglund 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Keller 23-15; Lovelady 4-4; Kowar 21-9; Skoglund 5-4; Holland 5-5; Zimmer 14-6; Zuber 7-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 2-5; Lovelady 2-1; Kowar 1-2; Skoglund 0-1; Holland 0-2; Zimmer 2-0; Zuber 0-1

Bench
Whit MerrifieldRF	3	1	2	0	0	0	.500/.571/.667
Clay Dungan2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333
Adalberto MondesiSS	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500/.500/1.000
Carlos Santana1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.273/.200
Erick PeñaRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Salvador PerezC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.286/.375/.714
Hunter Dozier3B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.000/.286/.000
Michael A. TaylorCF	2	1	2	2	0	0	.667/.714/1.333
Bubba StarlingLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.300/.300/.400
Anderson MillerLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.250/.250
Nicky Lopez2B	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333/.556/.333
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000
Jackson KowarP							.000/.000/.000
Eric SkoglundP							.000/.000/.000
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000
Kyle ZimmerP							.000/.000/.000
Tyler ZuberP							.000/.000/.000