Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels
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Mike Trout leads offense and George Klassen earns 1st MLB win as Angels top Rangers 5-2
Klassen (1-1) gave up two runs and five hits over six innings, striking out five and walking one in his fourth career start. Angels reliever Blake Weiman threw a scoreless seventh before giving up two hits and striking out one in the eighth.
Ryan Watson replaced Weiman and escaped the two-on, one-out jam. Ben Joyce, who missed most of the past two seasons because of shoulder injuries, retired the side in order in the ninth for his fifth career save and first since Sept. 1, 2024.
Texas (60-61) dropped 1 1/2 games behind first-place Houston in the AL West.
The Angels trailed 2-1 when Moisés Ballesteros opened the sixth with a single off reliever Robby Ahlstrom (3-1) and was erased on Vaughn Grissom’s fielder’s-choice grounder.
Siri, batting for Josh Lowe, tied it 2-all with his RBI double to left-center and stole third without a throw. Oswald Peraza was hit by a pitch. Siri then scored on Denzer Guzman’s safety squeeze, beating reliever Peyton Gray’s flip home with a headfirst slide for a 3-2 lead. Trout’s two-out RBI single made it 4-2.
Adam Frazier’s RBI single off the first-base bag made it 5-2 in the seventh and snapped a string of 16 straight games in which the Angels scored four runs or fewer.
Texas took a 1-0 lead in the second when Evan Carter and Elias Diaz singled, Nicky Lopez was hit by a pitch and Joc Pederson walked to force in a run. Corey Seager’s solo homer in the third, a towering drive to right, made it 2-0.
The Angels cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the third when Guzman singled, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on Trout’s single, only the seventh RBI in 47 games since June 16 for the three-time AL MVP.
Rangers starter Cal Quantrill gave up one run and four hits in five innings, striking out six and walking three.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Díaz flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Langford struck out looking. Texas Rangers challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Burger popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Joyce relieved Watson |
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8th Inning | Trout popped out to first. |
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8th Inning | Meckler flied out to left. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 LAA |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 7 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 3 |
| 1 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 11 | Runners Left On Base | 24 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 137 | Pitches | 154 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created | 4.8 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .290 |
| .152 | Secondary Average | .290 |
| .257 | On Base Percentage | .378 |
| .590 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .669 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.3 |
| 2.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.4 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 33.0 |
| 33.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.91 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
| .121 | Isolated Power | .032 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
| .029 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .132 |
| -.061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .032 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 73.0 | MLB Rating | 81.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 33,733 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 79 | W1 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
| Texas |
- | 79 | L2 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
 Seattle |
5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
 Athletics |
16 | 95 | W1 | 0.39490446 | 62 |
| Los Angeles |
18 | 97 | L2 | 0.3821656 | 60 |