Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Lineup — Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026
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Kansas City Royals at Los Angeles Dodgers (2026-08-11). Michael Wacha vs Blake Snell at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.
Starters — Wacha has a 3.44 ERA and 1.15 WHIP over 144 innings, with 7.0 K/9, 2.56 BB/9, and 1.06 HR/9. His last three starts were strong: 5.2 innings, 1 earned run, 1 strikeout, 3 walks; 6 innings, 1 earned run, 7 strikeouts, 0 walks; and 7 innings, 2 earned runs, 3 strikeouts, 2 walks. The recent trend is down, and his run prevention has been steady even without dominant strikeout volume. Snell has a 12.00 ERA and 2.67 WHIP in just 3 innings, with 15.0 K/9, 6.0 BB/9, and 0.0 HR/9. His only listed recent outing was 3 innings, 4 earned runs, 5 strikeouts, and 2 walks on May 9. The sample is extremely limited, so the profile is volatile and difficult to trust with confidence.
Teams — Kansas City enters with a .710 OPS, 497 runs scored, a 4.85 team ERA, and a 1.43 team WHIP. The Royals are 3-7 over their last 10, which lines up with a weaker overall run differential profile driven by middling offense and below-average pitching results. Los Angeles has a .767 OPS, 597 runs scored, a 3.73 team ERA, and a 1.16 team WHIP. The Dodgers are just 2-8 in their last 10, but the full-season numbers still show the stronger lineup and the more reliable staff baseline, especially in run creation and traffic prevention.