Kansas City heads to Anaheim for a late season clash behind Stephen Kolek, who has stabilized the Royals rotation since joining on Aug 30. In four starts, he has logged six innings or more, allowed no homers, walked just 3.0%, and posted a groundball-heavy profile with a season high eight strikeouts in his last outing.

Los Angeles counters with Yusei Kikuchi, whose post break form has slipped with higher walks and strikeouts and a fastball many hitters have sat on. He has a 5.82 ERA since the All-Star break and hasn’t beaten KC since 2024 with the Astros. Luke Maile starts behind the plate for KC, and Pasquantino is the lone lefty in the Royals lineup against Kikuchi. First pitch is 8:38 pm CDT.