Dodgers edge Royals in 10 innings on Muncy’s single

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Max Muncy singled home Shohei Ohtani in the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.

Mookie Betts homered in the second and later tied the game with an eighth-inning RBI single, finishing 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Blake Snell struck out 10 over six innings while allowing one earned run and three hits. Muncy went 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Kansas City took its only lead with three runs in the eighth. Salvador Perez had a sacrifice fly and an RBI single. Jac Caglianone drove in a run and scored on an error. Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. Nate Pearson struck out two in a scoreless inning.

Seth Halvorsen pitched a scoreless 10th for the win. Lucas Erceg took the loss. The Dodgers improved to 72-48, while the Royals dropped to 49-72. Attendance was 49,958. The game lasted 2:51.