Coming off their ninth series sweep of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers will try to maintain their momentum when they host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The Dodgers (58-29) completed a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday by rallying from a three-run deficit in the ninth inning and winning 5-4 on Chris Taylor's fourth hit of the game. First-place Los Angeles moved 5 1/2 games in front of the Diamondbacks in the National League West.