Thomas walks it off in marathon game 11-9, Royals sweep Angels
A wacky ride that ended in happiness
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - APRIL 26: Lane Thomas #15 of the Kansas City Royals is congratulated by teammates at home plate after hitting a walk-off game-winning home run during the bottom of the 10th inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angelsat Kauffman Stadium on April 26, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images It was a long day at Kauffman Stadium, but the Kansas City Royals completed the sweep, overcoming a 6-0 deficit to sweep the Angels, winning it 11-9. Lane Thomas played the hero, with the walk-off three run dinger.
Zach Neto flared the first pitch of the game into left for a single. Mike Trout followed that up with a two-run homer, just over the wall in left center. In the top of the second, after two singles to start the inning, the Angels had first and second for former Royal Adam Frazier.
After bunting two balls foul, Frazier smacked a double into the gap to make it 3-0. Neto doubled in two runs in the next at bat, 5-0 Angels. Other former Royal, Jorge Soler later singed in the final run of the inning to make it 6-0.
After Reid Detmers retired the first 10 batters, Bobby Witt Jr. tripled with one out in the fourth but would be stranded there. Nick Loftin doubled with two outs in the fifth and was driven in by an Isaac Collins single.