{"id":2392230,"date":"2026-04-28T01:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2392230"},"modified":"2026-04-28T01:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T01:17:17","slug":"what-to-know-about-royals-improbable-comeback-win-vs-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/what-to-know-about-royals-improbable-comeback-win-vs-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Royals improbable comeback win vs. Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kansas City Royals completed a dramatic comeback Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 in 10 innings at Kauffman Stadium after trailing 6-0 early. Jac Caglianone and Lane Thomas delivered clutch homers to cap a dramatic win<\/a> that extended KC\u2019s winning streak to three games.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Thomas hit a walk-off three-run homer in the 10th inning off Angels lefty Joey Lucchesi \u2014 his first home run since joining the Royals this offseason. Manager Matt Quatraro called it \u201ckind of the signature moment for him so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Caglianone forced extras with a two-run homer off Drew Pomeranz with two outs in the ninth, tying the game in a left-on-left matchup. \u201cDoesn\u2019t matter the situation, I think we are just going to be fighting for each other,\u201d Caglianone said.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Bobby Witt Jr. hit his first home run of the year, a two-run shot that snapped a 106 at-bat homerless streak<\/a> to open the season. He later added a triple.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The Royals scored at least five runs in every game of their 4-2 homestand \u2014 the longest active streak in the majors and their first of that length since May 17-25, 2024. KC averaged 7.7 runs over its last six games after averaging 3.2 through 20 contests.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Starter Seth Lugo allowed seven runs in 6 1\/3 innings but earned a no-decision. A rain delay lasting one hour, 29 minutes interrupted play after first pitch was moved up due to weather.<\/p>\n

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The Royals improved to 11-17 and head west for a six-game road trip against the Athletics and Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n

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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Jaylon Thompson covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star. He previously covered the 2021 World Series and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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