Overview

• Game 2 is set for Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled around 6:40 p.m. CDT and a chance of storms noted in the forecast.
• Angels prospect Caden Dana, 21, gets his first start of the year after a 5.93 ERA stint in Triple-A, facing a Royals lineup led by Bobby Witt Jr.
• Ryan Bergert starts for Kansas City after completing six innings for the first time in his last outing and has not faced the Angels before.
• The Royals enter on a downturn with a roughly .500 record at 70-68, while Los Angeles sits at 65-73 and 31-38 on the road.
• Both clubs list key absences, with the Angels noting Mike Trout as day-to-day with a skin infection alongside multiple players on the injured list.