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Rangers at Angels



The Angels pushed across the go-ahead run in the 6th on a Guzman sacrifice bunt that scored Siri, and Trout did the heavy lifting with a 3-for-5, 2-RBI night to beat the Rangers. Angels out-hit the Rangers 8-7, and Quantrill's strong start for Texas went for naught in a no-decision. Los Angeles improved to 47-74 while Texas slipped to 60-61, with the Angels now up 6-3 in the season series.
Guzman's sacrifice bunt in the sixth scored Siri and moved Peraza to second, breaking the game open for the Angels.
Trout led the way at the plate, going 3-for-5 with 2 RBI as the Angels out-hit the Rangers 8-7 in the 5-2 win.
Quantrill deserved better for Texas, working 5.0 innings with 4 hits, 1 earned run and 6 strikeouts, but he left with a no-decision as the Angels improved to 47-74 and the Rangers fell to 60-61.
The Angels sit 5th in the AL West, 14½ games back, losers of 4 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Rangers sit 2nd in the AL West, 0½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Angels are up next home vs Phillies (Aug 28-30). The Rangers are up next at Brewers (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.



Rangers to winMiss
TEX -1.5 · 55%UpsetGraded 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXTexas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| LAALos Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joc Pederson | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .252 | .345 | .511 |
Justin Foscue | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .259 | .323 | .469 |
Brandon Nimmo | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .276 | .342 | .444 |
Corey Seager | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .202 | .300 | .395 |
Ezequiel Duran | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .269 | .324 | .442 |
Jarred Kelenic | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .212 | .297 | .288 |
Jake Burger | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .233 | .293 | .407 |
Evan Carter | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .303 | .322 |
Wyatt Langford | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .253 | .316 | .465 |
Elias Diaz | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .240 | .263 | .404 |
Nicky Lopez | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .269 | .312 | .312 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Quantrill | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 85-50 | 3.44 | 85 |
Robby Ahlstrom | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 4.78 | 14 |
Peyton Gray | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-11 | 3.26 | 13 |
Ben Peoples | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30-21 | 2.70 | 30 |
Cole Winn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 5.88 | 12 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | LAA 100.0 | 0.4 | |
| T9 | LAA 99.6 | 1.1 | |
| T9 | LAA 98.5 | 1.9 | |
| B8 | LAA 96.6 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | LAA 96.7 | 0.3 | |
| B8 | LAA 97.0 | 0.2 | |
| T8 | LAA 97.2 | 5.4 | |
| T8 | LAA 93.0 | 5.7 |
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.