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Los Angeles Angels 3, Texas Rangers 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 22, 9:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score37
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 37
3
3–0
FINAL
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
0
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersBradford leads Johnson in P-Score (42 vs 42), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handAngelsLos owns a .695 OPS vs LHP, 22th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
LineupAngelsLos's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formAngelsLos has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

LAA
Ryan Johnson RHP
Ryan Johnson
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.41
166th
WHIP
1.54
153rd
K/9
7.01
161st
BB/9
4.33
168th
P-Score42i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.39
186th
OPS/R
–
IP
60.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.80
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TEX
Cody Bradford LHP
Cody Bradford
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.93
122nd
WHIP
1.43
186th
K/9
5.87
226th
BB/9
2.35
22nd
P-Score42i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.59
124th
OPS/R
–
IP
15.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.93
QUALITY
START %
33%
(1 of 3)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Bradford enters with a 2.93 ERA compared with Johnson's 6.41.
·Bradford allows the lower home-run rate: 0.59 vs 2.39 per nine.
·Bradford walks 2.0 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Johnson strikes out 1.1 more batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricJohnsonBradfordNote
Career vs opponent2.08 ERA, 1 GS3.86 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Johnson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter38%89.7
Sweeper23%80.9
Splitter21%84.6
Sinker18%92.4
Slider0%84.3
Bradford arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam52%88.5
Changeup31%81.0
Slider11%80.6
Curveball4%74.6
Sinker2%88.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Angels vs LHP (Cody Bradford)
22nd
in MLB
0.695OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Ryan Johnson)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs LHP Cody Bradford
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Bradford (BvP)
1Zach NetoRSS70.76627.8761-for-3Very small sample
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.8220-for-2Very small sample
3Vaughn GrissomR1B55.69313.6861-for-3Very small sample
4Moisés BallesterosLDH48.6129.5680-for-3Very small sample
5Jose SiriRLF52.71310.6801-for-1Very small sample
6Gustavo CamperoSOF—.7880.800No MLB historyNo history
7Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.7080-for-1Very small sample
8Christian MooreR2B33.5282.602No MLB historyNo history
9Travis d'ArnaudRC—.4751.6610-for-1Very small sample
1Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .876 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .822 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score3Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .686 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score4Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215 / .612 · 9 HRvs hand .568 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample48H-Score5Jose Siri LF · R.241 / .713 · 10 HRvs hand .680 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample52H-Score6Gustavo Campero OF · S.364 / .788 · 0 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample37H-Score8Christian Moore 2B · R.187 / .528 · 2 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score9Travis d'Arnaud C · R.158 / .475 · 1 HRvs hand .661 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Ryan Johnson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Johnson (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.8341-for-1Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.7111-for-1Very small sample
3Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.7880-for-2Very small sample
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.6761-for-2Very small sample
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.7070-for-1Very small sample
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.6580-for-2Very small sample
7Nicky LopezL2B34.6341.6820-for-2Very small sample
8Cody FreemanR3B—.6371.498No MLB historyNo history
9Danny JansenRC44.6778.710No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample74H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample70H-Score3Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample34H-Score8Cody Freeman 3B · R.247 / .637 · 1 HRvs hand .498 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Danny Jansen C · R.203 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .710 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseLAALAA·TEXTEX
AVG.234 28th.242 19th
OPS.679 30th.713 20th
Home runs154 29th183 15th
Runs655 29th673 25th
OBP.310 27th.317 14th
SLG.369 30th.396 23rd
PitchingLAALAA·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.29vs4.32
LAATEX
WHIP1.35vs1.30
LAATEX
K/99.1vs8.5
LAATEX
HR Allowed164vs190
LAATEX
BullpenLAALAA·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.96vs4.21
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.28vs1.29
no league rank
Saves25vs43
LAATEX
ResultsLAALAA·TEXTEX
+24021st
Run differential
+20225th
62–100 Record80–82
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Los Angeles Angels (6–4)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
Texas Rangers (4–6)
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Angels?+
Ryan Johnson (6.41 ERA, 2–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Cody Bradford (2.93 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Angels and Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Ryan Johnson is at 42; Cody Bradford is at 42. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.