Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels, August 23, 2026

AngelsLAA
3-5
Final
RangersTEX

August 23, 2026, 2:35 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Los Angeles Angels

2-3

Last 5
L 2-3
@ HOU
W 18-3
@ HOU
L 1-2
@ TEX
W 3-0
@ TEX
L 3-5
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

3-2

Last 5
L 0-6
vs WSH
W 2-0
vs WSH
W 2-1
vs LAA
L 0-3
vs LAA
W 5-3
vs LAA

Starting Pitchers

Los Angeles Angels

Yusei Kikuchi headshot
Yusei Kikuchi
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 23, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Los Angeles Angels52-79.397#4#1113.0
Texas Rangers65-66.496#2#4-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Los Angeles AngelsTexas Rangers
.679
OPS
.713
154
HR
183
655
Runs
673
4.29
ERA
4.32
1.35
WHIP
1.30
1439
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Los Angeles Angels

Hitters

Zach Neto headshot
Zach Neto

12 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Denzer Guzman headshot
Denzer Guzman

3 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Vaughn Grissom headshot
Vaughn Grissom

5 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Grayson Rodriguez headshot
Grayson Rodriguez

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Reid Detmers headshot
Reid Detmers

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ryan Johnson headshot
Ryan Johnson

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Corey Seager headshot
Corey Seager

8 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Ezequiel Duran headshot
Ezequiel Duran

7 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Elias Díaz headshot
Elias Díaz

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

6.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Latz headshot
Jacob Latz

3.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

MacKenzie Gore headshot
MacKenzie Gore

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Elias Díaz headshot
Elias Díaz
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Zach Neto headshot
Zach Neto
Los Angeles Angels, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Texas Rangers 5, Los Angeles Angels 3: LAA 11 hits, TEX 8 hits; LAA 0 errors, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Los Angeles Angels0000000303110
Texas Rangers03002000x580

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Los Angeles Angels with 2 hits each.

Los Angeles Angels batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Zach NetoSS5121011
Mike TroutDH4010110
Moisés Ballesteros1B5120010
Vaughn Grissom3B4110000
Josh LoweRF3001010
Gustavo CamperoLF4021010
Jose SiriCF4020010
Christian Moore2B4010020
Tyler HeinemanC3000010
Denzer GuzmanPH1000010
Totals3731131101

Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Justin Foscue2B4000020
Evan CarterCF0000000
Corey SeagerSS3120000
Wyatt LangfordLF3020100
Brandon NimmoRF3001010
Ezequiel DuranCF/3B3111021
Jake Burger1B3000120
Logan O'HoppeDH2110000
Joc PedersonPH/DH2000010
Cody Freeman3B/2B3111010
Elias DíazC2112001
Totals28585292

Pitching

Yusei Kikuchi went 5.0 innings for Los Angeles Angels (4 SO, 5 ER); Cal Quantrill went 6.0 innings for Texas Rangers (6 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Los Angeles Angels
Yusei Kikuchi5.0755142
Luke Murphy1.0000120
Sammy Peralta1.0100010
José Fermin1.0000020
Texas Rangers
Cal Quantrill6.0600060
Peyton Gray1.1111021
Tyler Alexander0.1322000
Chase Silseth0.1000000
Jacob Latz1.0100120
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B2

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. LAA 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Triple Cody Freeman triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. Logan O'Hoppe scores. LAA 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Sac Fly Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Siri. Cody Freeman scores. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B5

    Home Run Elias Díaz homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. LAA 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Sac Fly Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Siri. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T8

    Home Run Zach Neto homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. LAA 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Sac Fly Josh Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Moisés Ballesteros scores. LAA 2, TEX 5

  • T8

    Single Gustavo Campero singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Vaughn Grissom scores. LAA 3, TEX 5

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Moisés Ballesteros strikes out swinging. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T9

    Intent Walk Jacob Latz intentionally walks Mike Trout. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T9

    Lineout Zach Neto lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Denzer Guzman strikes out swinging. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T9

    Double Christian Moore doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • B8

    Groundout Joc Pederson grounds out, second baseman Christian Moore to first baseman Moisés Ballesteros. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Jake Burger called out on strikes. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T8

    Flyout Jose Siri flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T8

    Single Gustavo Campero singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Vaughn Grissom scores. LAA 3, TEX 5

  • T8

    Sac Fly Josh Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Moisés Ballesteros scores. LAA 2, TEX 5

  • T8

    Double Vaughn Grissom doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Moisés Ballesteros to 3rd. LAA 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Single Moisés Ballesteros singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LAA 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Flyout Mike Trout flies out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter. LAA 1, TEX 5

  • T8

    Home Run Zach Neto homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. LAA 1, TEX 5

  • B7

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to left fielder Gustavo Campero. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Single Wyatt Langford singles on a line drive to left fielder Gustavo Campero. Corey Seager to 2nd. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Hit By Pitch Corey Seager hit by pitch. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Tyler Heineman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Justin Foscue called out on strikes. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B7

    Lineout Elias Díaz lines out sharply to center fielder Jose Siri. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Groundout Tyler Heineman grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Christian Moore called out on strikes. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Jose Siri strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B6

    Strikeout Double Play Cody Freeman strikes out swinging and Jake Burger caught stealing 2nd, catcher Tyler Heineman to second baseman Christian Moore to catcher Tyler Heineman. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B6

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B6

    Walk Jake Burger walks. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T6

    Flyout Gustavo Campero flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T6

    Groundout Josh Lowe grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • T6

    Groundout Vaughn Grissom grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Sac Fly Brandon Nimmo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Siri. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. LAA 0, TEX 5

  • B5

    Double Wyatt Langford doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Gustavo Campero. Corey Seager to 3rd. LAA 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Single Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to right fielder Josh Lowe. LAA 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Strikeout Justin Foscue strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 4

  • B5

    Home Run Elias Díaz homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. LAA 0, TEX 4

  • T5

    Groundout Moisés Ballesteros grounds out, pitcher Cal Quantrill to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T5

    Lineout Mike Trout lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T5

    Single Zach Neto singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Tyler Heineman strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Groundout Cody Freeman grounds out, second baseman Christian Moore to first baseman Moisés Ballesteros. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Lineout Logan O'Hoppe lines out to center fielder Jose Siri. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Forceout Jake Burger grounds into a force out, third baseman Vaughn Grissom to second baseman Christian Moore. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Jake Burger to 1st. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B4

    Hit By Pitch Ezequiel Duran hit by pitch. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Forceout Christian Moore grounds into a force out, third baseman Cody Freeman to second baseman Justin Foscue. Jose Siri out at 2nd. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Single Jose Siri singles on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Gustavo Campero strikes out swinging, catcher Elias Díaz to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T4

    Flyout Josh Lowe flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, first baseman Moisés Ballesteros to pitcher Yusei Kikuchi. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Wyatt Langford grounds into a double play, shortstop Zach Neto to second baseman Christian Moore to first baseman Moisés Ballesteros. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Wyatt Langford out at 1st. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B3

    Single Corey Seager singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Groundout Vaughn Grissom grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Double Moisés Ballesteros hits a ground-rule double (9) on a fly ball down the left-field line. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Strikeout Mike Trout strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • T3

    Lineout Zach Neto lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Groundout Justin Foscue grounds out, third baseman Vaughn Grissom to first baseman Moisés Ballesteros. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Sac Fly Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jose Siri. Cody Freeman scores. LAA 0, TEX 3

  • B2

    Triple Cody Freeman triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. Logan O'Hoppe scores. LAA 0, TEX 2

  • B2

    Single Logan O'Hoppe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Gustavo Campero. LAA 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Jake Burger called out on strikes. LAA 0, TEX 1

  • B2

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. LAA 0, TEX 1

  • T2

    Flyout Tyler Heineman flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Christian Moore strikes out on a foul tip. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Jose Siri singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Gustavo Campero to 3rd. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Double Gustavo Campero doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Josh Lowe strikes out on a foul tip. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo strikes out on a foul tip. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Flyout Corey Seager flies out to center fielder Jose Siri. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • B1

    Flyout Justin Foscue flies out to left fielder Gustavo Campero. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Vaughn Grissom grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Groundout Moisés Ballesteros grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Mike Trout to 3rd. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Double Mike Trout doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. LAA 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Zach Neto strikes out swinging. LAA 0, TEX 0