Angels: Rengifo, Upton and Rojas homer against the A’s.

THE GAME: Chris Taylor hit a grand slam and the Dodgers beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-5, on Friday afternoon at Surprise Stadium.

PITCHING REPORT: Lefthander Clayton Kershaw pitched two scoreless innings in his Cactus League debut. Kershaw gave up doubles to Whit Merrifield in the first inning and Michael Taylor in the second but neither runner advanced. Kershaw struck out two and touched 90mph on the stadium radar gun . ... Left-hander Alex Vesia and right-hander Andre Jackson combined on 2-1⁄3 scoreless innings, striking out three.

HITTING REPORT: Taylor was 2for 3in the game with a double, the grand slam and two runs scored. Taylor’s slam was a 444-foot drive onto the berm in front of the scoreboard at Surprise Stadium . ... Mookie Betts and Corey Seager were each on base twice with a walk and a single . ... Max Muncy was on base three times with a single and a pair of walks . ... Gavin Lux drove in Taylor with the Dodgers’ first run, singling off the first baseman’s glove. ... Matt Beaty had a pair of singles and scored a run on Omar Estevez’s sacrifice fly.

... Kody Hoese, a 2019firstround draft pick, hit a solo home run in the eighth inning.

DEFENSE REPORT: Third baseman Justin Turner handled a bullet hit right at him by Hunter Dozier in the second inning. Turner was knocked off balance but threw Dozier out at first.

UP NEXT: Padres (RHP Chris Paddack) vs. Dodgers (RHP Trevor Bauer) at Camelback Ranch, today, noon PT, SportsNet LA, 570AM