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atAngels at RangersDuran's homer in the second put Texas ahead for good, and the Rangers held on to beat the Angels 5-3 despite getting outhit. Diaz did the damage for Texas, going 1-for-2 with the homer and two RBIs. The Angels still hold an 8-5 edge in the season series. Up next, the Angels host the Guardians and the Rangers visit the White Sox, both Monday.
Duran homered to left center in the second inning, a 403-foot shot that put the Rangers ahead for good.
Diaz led the way for Texas, going 1-for-2 with the homer and two RBIs.
The Angels actually held the edge in hits, 11 to 8, but it wasn't enough as Texas improved to 65-66 while Los Angeles fell to 52-79.
The Rangers sit 2nd in the AL West, 0½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10. The Angels sit 5th in the AL West, 14½ games back, losers of 4 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Rangers are up next at Brewers (Aug 28-30). The Angels are up next home vs Phillies (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Angels to winMiss
TEX -1.5 · 60%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAALos Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| TEXTexas Rangers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Neto | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .237 | .317 | .436 |
 Mike Trout | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .239 | .380 | .433 |
 Moises Ballesteros | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .213 | .281 | .333 |
 Vaughn Grissom | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .248 | .309 | .375 |
 Josh Lowe | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .206 | .261 | .354 |
 Gustavo Campero | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .429 | .429 | .571 |
 Jose Siri | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .257 | .313 | .447 |
 Christian Moore | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .179 | .200 | .214 |
 Tyler Heineman | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .179 | .228 | .229 |
 Denzer Guzman | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .230 | .272 | .361 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yusei Kikuchi | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 89-59 | 6.25 | 89 |
 Luke Murphy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 1.86 | 19 |
 Sammy Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 6.75 | 15 |
 Jose Fermin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.09 | 9 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | TEX 100.0 | 7.8 | |
| T9 | TEX 92.2 | 3.9 | |
| T9 | TEX 96.1 | 6.0 | |
| T9 | TEX 90.1 | 7.3 | |
| T9 | TEX 82.8 | 9.6 | |
| B8 | TEX 92.4 | 0.3 | |
| B8 | TEX 92.7 | 0.5 | |
| B8 | TEX 93.2 | 0.6 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
