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Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Lineups — August 12, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

10:10 PM ET · UNIQLO Field at Dodger StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 12, 6:10 PM ETStats updated Sep 26, 9:08 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

68–92 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterEric Lauer

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.697 vs LHP

Los Angeles Dodgers

98–62 · 1st NL West

Official

StarterDaniel Lynch IV

HandLHP

L / R bats5 L / 4 R

OPS vs hand.757 vs LHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Eric Lauer

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Nick LoftinR3B56.240.322.7108426.722158 PA—

1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA56H-Score

2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS81.282.361.80318624.819161 PA1-for-2Very small sample

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.282/.361/.803·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small81H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF78.286.338.82623545.732158 PA0-for-1Very small sample

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.286/.338/.826·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small78H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH58.229.273.65521620.744165 PA0-for-2Very small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.273/.655·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small58H-Score

5Starling MarteRRF32.242.298.6122168.627126 PA1-for-3Very small sample

5Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small32H-Score

6Carter JensenLC78.237.321.78427598.664161 PA0-for-1Very small sample

6Carter Jensen C · L.237/.321/.784·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small78H-Score

7Isaac CollinsSLF52.214.321.6456511.594149 PA—

7Isaac Collins LF · S.214/.321/.645·6 HRvs hand.594 · 149 PA52H-Score

8Tyler TolbertRSS47.294.357.7623144.71681 PA—

8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.294/.357/.762·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA47H-Score

9Josh RojasL3B33.238.278.6152110.68921 PA · Limited history0-for-5Small sample

9Josh Rojas 3B · L.238/.278/.615·2 HRvs hand.689 · 21 PA · 0-for-5 · Small33H-Score

Los Angeles Dodgers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Shohei OhtaniLTWP84.276.378.89530610.879198 PA1-for-1Very small sample

1Shohei Ohtani TWP · L.276/.378/.895·30 HRvs hand.879 · 198 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small84H-Score

2Andy PagesRCF70.275.343.80822565.905162 PA—

2Andy Pages CF · R.275/.343/.808·22 HRvs hand.905 · 162 PA70H-Score

3Freddie FreemanL1B74.290.364.79616654.683217 PA0-for-2Very small sample

3Freddie Freeman 1B · L.290/.364/.796·16 HRvs hand.683 · 217 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small74H-Score

4Kyle TuckerLRF67.233.330.71717618.772189 PA—

4Kyle Tucker RF · L.233/.330/.717·17 HRvs hand.772 · 189 PA67H-Score

5Mookie BettsRSS78.259.328.78022521.753167 PA0-for-2Very small sample

5Mookie Betts SS · R.259/.328/.780·22 HRvs hand.753 · 167 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small78H-Score

6Max MuncyL3B82.249.344.83129556.830133 PA0-for-1Very small sample

6Max Muncy 3B · L.249/.344/.831·29 HRvs hand.830 · 133 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small82H-Score

7Teoscar HernándezRLF70.268.336.76316485.920151 PA1-for-3Very small sample

7Teoscar Hernández LF · R.268/.336/.763·16 HRvs hand.920 · 151 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small70H-Score

8Hunter FeducciaLC49.226.315.6363245.32141 PA—

8Hunter Feduccia C · L.226/.315/.636·3 HRvs hand.321 · 41 PA49H-Score

9Miguel RojasR2B47.268.309.7044245.8030-for-3Very small sample

9Miguel Rojas 2B · R.268/.309/.704·4 HRvs hand.803 · 0-for-3 · Very small47H-Score