Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitch- Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (20 runs).
Recap
The Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 in 10 innings at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Apr 26, 2026 to move to 11-17.
The Royals came back from 6 runs down, trailing 6-0 in the Top 2. The Royals have won 3 straight. The Angels scored 4 runs in the second inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
W: Erceg (2-1) · L: Lucchesi (0-1)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- LAAHome runTrout homered to left center (381 feet), Neto scored.2-0
Top 2
- LAADoubleFrazier doubled to center, Lowe scored, d'Arnaud to third.3-0
- LAADoubleNeto doubled to left, Frazier scored and d'Arnaud scored.5-0
- LAASingleSoler singled to left, Neto scored, Trout to second.6-0
Bottom 5
- KCSingleCollins singled to center, Loftin scored.6-1
Bottom 6
- KCHome runWitt Jr. homered to center (427 feet), Thomas scored.6-3
Top 7
- LAASingleAdell singled to center, Soler scored.7-3
Bottom 7
- KCHome runCollins homered to right (349 feet).7-4
- KCSacrifice flyPasquantino hit sacrifice fly to center, Massey scored.7-5
Top 9
- LAAWalkTeodosio walked, Peraza scored on a passed ball by Jensen, Adell to third on passed ball by Jensen.8-5
Bottom 9
- KCSinglePerez singled to center, Pasquantino scored.8-6
- KCHome runCaglianone homered to right (409 feet), Perez scored.8-8
Top 10
- LAAPassed BallFrazier scored on a passed ball by Jensen, Trout to second on passed ball by Jensen.9-8
Bottom 10
- KCHome runThomas homered to left center (407 feet), Jensen scored and Garcia scored.9-11
Team stats
- Hits
- 16
- 12
- Home Runs
- 1
- 4
- Runs Batted In
- 7
- 11
- Walks
- 5
- 6
- Strikeouts
- 8
- 7
- Runners Left On Base
- 30
- 13
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Angels · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Neto SS | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .243 | .360 | .443 |
| Mike Trout CF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .232 | .415 | .545 |
| Yoan Moncada 3B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .200 | .348 | .347 |
| Oswald Peraza 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .280 | .349 | .493 |
| Jorge Soler DH | 2-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .231 | .333 | .451 |
| Nolan Schanuel 1B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .221 | .284 | .346 |
| Jo Adell RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .265 | .310 | .385 |
| Josh Lowe LF | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .188 | .250 | .333 |
| Bryce Teodosio LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
| Travis d'Arnaud C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .150 | .292 | .200 |
| Adam Frazier 2B | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .267 | .365 | .444 |
Angels · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Detmers P | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 93-58 | 4.28 | 93 |
| Sam Bachman P | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23-10 | 3.68 | 23 |
| Ryan Zeferjahn P | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 5.65 | 20 |
| Brent Suter P | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29-18 | 3.00 | 29 |
| Drew Pomeranz P | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-3 | 7.84 | 6 |
| Joey Lucchesi P | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-12 | 12.00 | 22 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 3-6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | .226 | .359 | .302 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .294 | .368 | .422 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .160 | .267 | .310 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .187 | .221 | .327 |
| Starling Marte RF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .241 | .258 | .345 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .263 | .344 | .425 |
| Carter Jensen C | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .268 | .351 | .512 |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .320 | .433 | .440 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .232 | .346 | .333 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .250 | .277 | .432 |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .263 | .339 | .384 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo P | 6.1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 97-72 | 2.63 | 97 |
| Eli Morgan P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.61 | 14 |
| Nick Mears P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.70 | 12 |
| Alex Lange P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34-18 | 7.71 | 34 |
| Lucas Erceg P | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-14 | 4.76 | 21 |
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