The Los Angeles Dodgers (71-48) host the Kansas City Royals (49-71) today at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch at 10:10 p.m. ET. Kalshi traders have the Dodgers priced at 71% and the Royals at 29%, as of this writing.
Los Angeles still leads the NL West, though the margin has shrunk to 7.5 games over Arizona, and the Dodgers sit tied with Atlanta for the National League’s second best record, behind Milwaukee. Kansas City remains last in the AL Central and well outside playoff position. This is the second game of a three-game series that opened Monday with a Dodgers win, as Los Angeles chases a third straight World Series title.
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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Kansas City Royals: Aug. 11, 2026
Kalshi traders are leaning on Snell's return more than recent form, with Los Angeles at 2-2 over its last four games and a two-time Cy Young winner making his first start in three months. Wacha's stronger recent form for Kansas City has not been enough to move the number much in the eyes of traders.
The Dodgers are without catchers Dalton Rushing (right UCL tear, out since Aug. 3) and Will Smith (neck inflammation, expected back in September), while right-hander Tyler Glasnow allowed one run over 2.2 innings in a rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Kansas City is missing ace Cole Ragans for the rest of the season after UCL repair surgery, along with reliever Nick Mears, who began a mound progression this week for a shoulder impingement. Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is back after missing 11 games with a tight back.
Snell has made just one start all season, an early-May outing before he went back on the injured list with loose bodies in his throwing elbow. He faces Wacha, who carries a 3.51 ERA and 111 strikeouts this season.
Los Angeles is looking to turn things around after a horrendous start to the month of August. A seven-game losing streak peaked Friday before the Dodgers snapped it Saturday with a 2-1 win over Arizona, then lost 4-2 to the Diamondbacks Sunday to close a 1-5 road trip. Los Angeles then beat Kansas City 6-5 Monday to open this series, as Tarik Skubal allowed three runs on four hits over five innings in his Dodger Stadium debut, before Max Muncy's three-run double in the sixth put the Dodgers back in front, following an early two-run homer from Jac Caglianone that had given Kansas City the lead.
World Series Odds
Kalshi traders have the Dodgers at 37% to win the World Series, still the sport's clear favorite despite the recent skid. New York sits second at 11%, with Milwaukee just behind at 9.5%.
National League Pennant Odds
Kalshi traders have Los Angeles at 49% to win the National League, with Milwaukee (19%) and Atlanta (14%) as the next-closest contenders. It is the tighter of the Dodgers' two championship-tier markets, a reminder of how close the NL's top three teams have become as the stretch run approaches.
Kalshi markets now predict:
Los Angeles is favored at 71% today off a win over Kansas City, but a shrinking division lead and a rotation still finding its footing mean the Dodgers arrive at this series with more to prove than the record alone suggests.
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