Current-feed record
+7wins for Dodgers
63% Dodgers · 37% Royals
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 8-4 since 2023.
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time Record
Interleague
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers lead Royals17to10since 2003
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Dodgers lead 3-0
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers insights
Recent form
5-15last 20
Dodgers on a 4-game streak
Dodgers won 4-2 on Aug 12, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Dodgers built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 9 of 15 decided meetings (60%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Dodgers.
Royals vs Dodgers interleague history by season
Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers first met in 2003, so all 27 meetings across 9 seasons sit in the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.
- Active seasons
- 9
- With at least one meeting since 2002
- Busiest season
- 2026
- 3 meetings
- Per active season
- 3.0
- Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
10W
17W
KC
LAD
37%63%
Kansas City RoyalsLos Angeles Dodgers
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Aug 12
LAD 4-2 KC
LADAug 11
LAD 5-4 KC
LADAug 10
LAD 6-5 KC
LADJun 29
KC 1-5 LAD
LADJun 28
KC 9-5 LAD
KCJun 27
KC 4-5 LAD
LADJun 16
LAD 3-0 KC
LADJun 15
LAD 2-7 KC
KCJun 14
LAD 4-3 KC
LADJul 2
KC 9-1 LAD
KC| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | LAD | KC | 4–2 | LAD |
| Aug 11, 2026 | LAD | KC | 5–4 | LAD |
| Aug 10, 2026 | LAD | KC | 6–5 | LAD |
| Jun 29, 2025 | KC | LAD | 1–5 | LAD |
| Jun 28, 2025 | KC | LAD | 9–5 | KC |
| Jun 27, 2025 | KC | LAD | 4–5 | LAD |
| Jun 16, 2024 | LAD | KC | 3–0 | LAD |
| Jun 15, 2024 | LAD | KC | 2–7 | KC |
| Jun 14, 2024 | LAD | KC | 4–3 | LAD |
| Jul 2, 2023 | KC | LAD | 9–1 | KC |
Last Meeting
Aug 12, 2026Final
LAD
4
HOME
KC
2
AWAY
Dodgerswon by2runs
Dodgers' 4th straight in this series·Game 27 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Los Angeles Dodgers: 4 consecutive wins
4
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.0 runs on average
3.0runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
KC-Neutral
Last 1030%
Archive since 200237%
LAD-Neutral
Last 1070%
Archive since 200263%
Last 10 Results
KC / LAD
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season27 games
10
17
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Kansas City Royals Biggest Win
9–1+8 runs
Jul 2, 2023
Los Angeles Dodgers Biggest Win
13–3+10 runs
Aug 13, 2022
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | KC ↕ | LAD ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Home / Away Split
AWAY
2-10
KC
AWAY
7-8
LAD
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers all-time record, 2003 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 24
- Peak inning
- EX
- Record game
- 16 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 27 games from 2003 to 2026. History Lab: 24 Retrosheet games from 2003 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.Small historical sample: 24 games. Era and inning rates describe these meetings, but should not be treated as a forecast.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
KCLAD
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
KCLAD
54.2
145.8
41.7
250.0
16.7
345.8
54.2
450.0
62.5
529.2
87.5
641.7
41.7
745.8
16.7
862.5
0.0
963.2
0.0
EX100.0
- KC after scoring first
- 64.3%
- LAD after scoring first
- 90.0%
- Lead-change games
- 45.8%
- Beyond nine innings
- 1
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
16 runs
KC 3, LAD 13
Aug 13, 2022
Biggest margin
10 runs
KC 3, LAD 13
Aug 13, 2022
Longest game
10 innings
LAD 5, KC 4
Jul 8, 2017
Largest crowd
52,789
LAD 3, KC 0
Jun 16, 2024
Kansas City Royals largest comeback
1-run deficit
KC 3, LAD 2
Jun 14, 2005
Los Angeles Dodgers largest comeback
3-run deficit
LAD 4, KC 3
Jun 14, 2024
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricKCLAD
Hits196186
Home runs1631
Walks5383
Strikeouts186174
Errors149
Where the rivalry lived
- 0115games
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, MO
- 029games
Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
Small sample: 27 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.
One-run games
33.3%
Share of the 27 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
66.7%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.
Average total
8.1runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
66.7%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5Closest to even | 14 | 13 | 51.9% |
| 8.5 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% |
| 9.5 | 8 | 19 | 29.6% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Los Angeles Dodgers
17 W · 63%1.59
Kansas City Royals
10 W · 37%2.70
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
30%vs 33.3% full archive
-3.3% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 66.7% full archive
+3.3% in the last 20
Average total
8.5 runsvs 8.1 runs full archive
+0.4 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2014 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Dodgers and Royals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers
How do recent Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers results compare with the complete record?
Los Angeles Dodgers have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Los Angeles Dodgers lead the decided record 17-10. The recent window is a subset of the complete series from 2003 through 2026, so the page reports the two separately.
When did the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 3, 2003, when Los Angeles Dodgers beat Kansas City Royals 4-3 at home. The archive covers 24 meetings from 2003 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Dodgers have met 27 times in this archive, which covers the 2003 season onward.