The Royals showed out on small ball execution and an Angels miscue to grab control early, while Los Angeles’ offense couldn’t find a rhythm.
Kansas City scratched across their first run in the third when Michael Massey singled and later scored on Mike Yastrzemski’s sacrifice fly. An inning later, Kyle Isbel’s bunt and a throwing error by José Peraza brought home two more. This stretched the Royals’ edge.
The Angels finally broke through in the sixth inning after being silenced for the first five frames. Zach Neto drew a walk to set the table and Yoán Moncada kept the rally alive with an infield single. That’s when Jo Adell delivered a towering 418 foot shot to center, a three-run homer that flipped the score and gave the Halos a 3-2 lead.
Frazier then doubled to right, Tolbert scored to tie it up. 3-3. When it looked like it could be anyone’s game, Adell reached on an infield single to shortstop and Moncada scored.
Kansas couldn’t respond in time and Angels pulled through with this thriller. 4-3 Angels.