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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals in walk-off 5-4 fashion on Tuesday evening to improve to 72-48 on the year.
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Two-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell made his long-awaited return to the rotation and threw off a major league mound for the first time since May 9, his only other start of 2026. He went six innings, striking out 10 and allowing just one earned run in a dominant display.
Offensively, Mookie Betts had a three-hit game that included his 14th home run of the season. It was Max Muncy who was the hero, though, hitting a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning after right-handed reliever Seth Halvorsen pitched a scoreless top of the 10th in his Dodgers debut.
Ahead of Tuesday’s contest, the Dodgers demoted a veteran pitcher to make room for Snell on the roster. A fellow southpaw was optioned back to Triple-A, but in another piece of this move, right-hander Blake Treinen was moved to the 60-day injured list.
In other news, a new Dodgers pitcher (not named Tarik Skubal) admitted his surprise at being dealt ahead of the trade deadline as his new team continues a series with his old employer.
“I kind of know where I’m at in my career, the rental status and all that,”the new Dodger said to reporters. “But obviously I hadn’t pitched in a couple months, a little over two months when the deadline came.”
Finally, manager Dave Roberts minced no words when sending a message to the two-time defending champions who are under .500 since the All-Star break. Ahead of Monday’s game – which was certainly in must-win territory amid a 1-8 stretch – Roberts told reporters that his team needed to step things up.
“We’re a wild-card team right now,” Roberts said. “We have to get going and play with urgency. We have to make sure we don’t get ahead of the playoff situation, and talk about winning now, winning today, winning tomorrow.”
It is unclear if Roberts’ comments were directly in response to the seemingly nonchalant nature of superstar Freddie Freeman’s comments about the Dodgers’ lack of concern on Sunday, following the eighth loss of their last nine.
Freeman: “It’s baseball. There’s ups and downs. We’re gonna go through it.” pic.twitter.com/GHkUfNf3Ap
– SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 9, 2026
Here’s all the latest Dodgers news and stories (click the headline for the full article):
Dodgers Demote Pitcher, Officially Activate Blake Snell After 3-Month Absence
Dodgers Pitcher Admits He Was ‘Surprised’ to Be Traded at Deadline
Dave Roberts Sends Blunt Message to Dodgers Amid Struggles
Dodgers Considering Major Changes for Top Outfield Prospects to Revamp Farm System
Dodgers Lineup vs Royals: Teoscar Hernandez Out, Alex Call Starting
Dodgers Tweets of the Day
Max Muncy walks it off for the Dodgers with an RBI single.
They get another much-needed one-run win over the Royals.
The Dodgers are 72-48. pic.twitter.com/S5ABbcgl8r
– Noah Camras (@noahcamras) August 12, 2026
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent a blunt message to his team amid their losing ways
The Dodgers are 2-8 over their last 10 games and currently the No. 3 seed in the NL, meaning they wouldn’t get a first-round bye and would be playing in the wild-card round pic.twitter.com/VIifVkTovs
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– Dodgers On SI (@DodgersOnSI) August 12, 2026
Tie game, Mookie! pic.twitter.com/6K4dkdLkyu
– Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 12, 2026
Dave Roberts discusses what he expects from Blake Snell making his return, the lack of depth in the bullpen with injuries piling up, and Alex Call getting a look in tonight’s matchup vs. the Royals. pic.twitter.com/TcIwkT5gLq
– SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 12, 2026
10 Ks from No. 7! pic.twitter.com/bmFyKCManB
– Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 12, 2026
Good news on the injury front! Dalton Rushing will not need surgery and could return this season!
He caught up with @kirsten_watson ahead of tonight’s matchup vs. Kansas City to discuss the rehab process. pic.twitter.com/HeuQjRtSWr
– SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 12, 2026
Seth Halvorsen just had a scoreless Dodgers debut, stranding the ghost runner in the 10th inning.
He averaged 100.7 mph on his fastball and touched 101.3 mph twice.
He was acquired from the Rockies for Nick Frasso and Landyn Vidourek. pic.twitter.com/86OL1u6Vzv
– Noah Camras (@noahcamras) August 12, 2026
Shohei throwing again, back to back days https://t.co/k0YJ1gt7Hfpic.twitter.com/Vq7FdjWoDh
– James¹⁷¹⁸ (@ShotimeLAD) August 12, 2026
The Dodgers activated LHP Blake Snell from the injured list, optioned LHP Charlie Barnes and transferred RHP Blake Treinen to the 60-day injured list.
– Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 11, 2026
The Dodgers made a four-pitcher roster shuffle ahead of Monday’s game against the Royals
Read the full move below pic.twitter.com/V3ButpOn0X
– Dodgers On SI (@DodgersOnSI) August 10, 2026
Galpin Ford’s 80th anniversary celebration continues THIS Saturday!
Meet two-time World Champion Austin Barnes and LA Legend Shawn Green.
Starting at 9am, there’ll be food, games, your chance to win tickets. @timcates will broadcast a special live Dodger Talk starting at… pic.twitter.com/urZL7bc5F6
– AM 570 LA Sports (@AM570LASports) August 12, 2026
Wanna guess what Zach Ehrhard’s favorite Drake song is?
Shabang. pic.twitter.com/JRdQ8FJzwT
– Oklahoma City Comets (@OKC_comets) August 12, 2026
For SportsCenter, on Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell and the Dodgers’ search for urgency. … pic.twitter.com/pbnhVIgQWH
– Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) August 12, 2026
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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi as Dodgers Roundup: LA Demotes Veteran, Pitcher ‘Surprised’ to Be Traded, Dave Roberts Sends Message.
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This story was originally published August 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM.