THE GAME: The Dodgers lost their second Cactus League game in three days Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz., falling to the Kansas City Royals, 5-1.
HITTING REPORT: Austin Barnes went 0 for 3 after getting a hit in four straight games. … In his first game since Saturday, Carl Crawford was 0 for 3. Crawford had been suffering from back soreness. … Scott Van Slyke is batting .414 after going 2 for 3 on Thursday.
PITCHING REPORT: Left-hander Alex Wood lasted three innings in his second spring start and first since March 7 after he was scratched last Saturday with forearm tightness.