KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lane Thomas hit a three‑run home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Kansas City Royals to an 11‑9 victory over the Los Angeles Angels and completing a series sweep. The blast, Thomas’ first homer of the season, also marked the first walk‑off RBI of his major‑league career.
The Angels had taken a 7‑4 lead when a severe‑weather delay halted play in the bottom of the seventh. After a 1 hour 29 minute suspension, the game resumed with Kansas City loading the bases and Bobby Witt Jr. at the plate. Vinnie Pasquantino added a sacrifice fly to close the eighth, and Salvador Perez drove in a run in the top of the ninth. In the eighth inning, reserve pitcher Jac Caglianone entered the game and, with two outs, hit a two‑run homer that landed just inside the right‑field foul pole, tying the score at 9‑9.
The Angels opened the contest with shortstop Zach Neto’s leadoff single, then scored the first run on a two‑run homer by Mike Trout, which moved Trout into first place in franchise history for extra‑base hits with his 797th. Neto followed with an RBI double in the second inning, and Adam Frazier contributed another run in the same frame, giving Los Angeles a four‑run advantage.
Kansas City responded in the fifth inning when Isaac Collins singled home a run, and Witt delivered a two‑run homer in the sixth. Angels starter Reid Detmers, who had allowed five hits and three runs over five-plus innings, was removed after walking the next batter. Royals starter Seth Lugo surrendered 14 hits and seven runs in 6 1/3 innings.
In the decisive 10th, with runners on second and third, Lane Thomas drove a three‑run home run to the left‑center field wall, ending the game. Joey Lucchesi (0‑1) took the loss for the Angels, facing four batters in the final frame, while Lucas Erceg (2‑1) earned the win for Kansas City.
The win leaves the Royals 2‑0 in the series and advances their early‑season momentum. The Angels travel to Chicago for a series against the White Sox, where right‑hander José Soriano (5‑0, 0.24 ERA) will start opposite Davis Martin (3‑1, 2.01). Kansas City will open a three‑game set in Sacramento on Tuesday, with left‑hander Kris Bubic (2‑1, 4.08) slated to pitch against Aaron Civale (2‑1, 3.86).
