LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Freddie Freeman singled home Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning Monday, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Dodger Stadium.

Kansas City scored once in the first, twice in the third and twice in the seventh. Los Angeles scored twice in the third, three times in the sixth and once in the seventh. Jac Caglianone drove in three runs for Kansas City with a two-run homer and an RBI single. Kyle Isbel added a two-run homer. Max Muncy delivered a three-run double for Los Angeles, and Ohtani went 2 for 4 with an RBI. The Dodgers collected 10 hits, while Kansas City had six and grounded into two double plays. Jack Dreyer (5-1) earned the win, Alex Lange (1-7) took the loss, and Edwin Díaz worked a scoreless inning for his sixth save. Tarik Skubal struck out six over five innings and allowed three earned runs. The Dodgers improved to 71-48. The Royals fell to 49-71. Attendance was 51,799, and the game lasted 2:37.