Thomas walks it off in marathon game 11-9, Royals sweep Angels

Q: What was the final score of the Royals vs Angels game on April 26, 2026?

The final score was 11-9 in favor of the Kansas City Royals.

Q: Who hit the walk-off home run for the Royals against the Angels?

Lane Thomas hit the walk-off three-run home run for the Royals.

Q: What was the Royals' record after sweeping the Angels?

After sweeping the Angels, the Royals improved their record to 11-17.

Q: How did the Royals come back from a 6-0 deficit in the game?

The Royals overcame the 6-0 deficit by scoring multiple runs, culminating in a walk-off homer by Lane Thomas.

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 retired the first 10 batters, Bobby Witt Jr. tripled with one out in the fourth but would be stranded there. doubled with two outs in the fifth and was driven in by an single. Lane Thomas led off the bottom of the sixth with a single and scored on Witt’s first homer of the season. A 427-foot bomb to left center field. 6-3 Angels. was very effective after the second inning but surrendered a leadoff double to Soler in the top of the 7th. singled him in after a groundout, 7-3 Angels. Lugo’s final line was 6.1 innings, 14 hits, 7 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. got a double play ball to end the inning. Collins led off the bottom half of the 7th with a home run off the right field foul pole. Collins second homer of the year and his first from the left side this season. walked on four pitches and Lane Thomas singled on a swinging bunt to third. 7-4 LA, 1st and 2nd nobody out with Witt, Vinnie and Salvy coming up. But then the game was put into a rain delay. After the nearly 2-hour delay, Witt hit into a fielder’s choice, making it 1st and 3rd with one out. Vinnie’s sac fly made it 7-5. But Perez grounded out to end the inning. worked a 1-2-3 8th inning. The Royals got a pair of two out walks in the 8th, but fouled out to end the inning. got the 9th inning. He gave up a leadoff single and a stolen base. After getting two outs, he walked Adell after a long at bat, 1st and 3rd, two out, up. Lange allowed Adell to steal second, and then walked Teodosio, and on the play, allowed a passed ball to make it 8-5. Lange then walked another, making it another bad outing for Lange. After loaded the bases with his third walk, Lange finally struck out Adam Frazier to end the inning. The Royals had the top of the order come up in the bottom of the 9th. Lane Thomas led off, he and Witt grounded out. Pasquantino hit a two out triple, Perez singled him in and hit a game-tying two-run homer to tie it at 8. pitched the 10th, he walked Neto to start the inning and then got Trout to hit into a fielder’s choice. But another passed ball on Jensen allowed the Angels to take a 9-8 lead. Erceg struck out the next two hitters to end the inning. Loftin grounded out to first to start the bottom half of the inning, allowing Jensen to get to third. Collins struck out, and after a long battle, Garcia walked. 2 out, runners on the corners, Lane Thomas up. On a 3-1 pitch, Thomas hit a walk-off three run homer to left center. His first on the year, and the Royals first sweep of the year, on an 11-9 win after 5 hours at the ballpark. The Royals improve to 11-17 on the season and go 4-2 on the homestand. They are off tomorrow and are on the way out west to take on and next week.