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Texas Rangers 2, Los Angeles Angels 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

10:10 PM ET · Angel StadiumStats updated Aug 12, 10:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score45
Texas Rangers
79–81 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 45
2
2–5
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–98 · 5th AL West · T-Score 35
5
T-Score35
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersTexas has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Quantrill leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupRangersTexas's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formAngelsKlassen has a 2.25 ERA over his last five starts, while Quantrill is at 3.76.
Recent formRangersTexas has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

TEX
Cal Quantrill RHP
Cal Quantrill
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.90
24th
WHIP
1.05
18th
K/9
6.71
183rd
BB/9
2.07
23rd
P-Score59i
FIP
4.02
HR/9
1.08
90th
OPS/R
0.546
IP
108.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.28
Road ERA3.54
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.76
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
LAA
George Klassen RHP
George Klassen
Los Angeles Angels
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.67
69th
WHIP
1.63
212th
K/9
8.00
117th
BB/9
7.00
225th
P-Score36i
FIP
4.73
HR/9
0.67
17th
OPS/R
0.636
IP
27.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.86
Road ERA3.46
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 3)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Quantrill allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.05 WHIP compared with 1.63.
·Klassen strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Quantrill owns the lower FIP, 4.02 to 4.73.
·Klassen allows the lower home-run rate: 0.67 vs 1.08 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricQuantrillKlassenNote
ERA−7188Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.024.73
WAR1.50.1Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Quantrill arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker25%94.0
Four-seam24%93.8
Splitter23%84.6
Cutter20%88.7
Curveball4%79.2
Slider4%85.9
Klassen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%96.4
Slider31%90.7
Changeup17%87.0
Sinker9%96.6
Curveball4%85.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rangers vs RHP (George Klassen)
28th
in MLB
0.689OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs RHP (Cal Quantrill)
30th
in MLB
0.674OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP George Klassen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Klassen (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Brandon NimmoLRF69.73114.677No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS70.73519.709No MLB historyNo history
4Ezequiel DuranRSS63.74117.708No MLB historyNo history
5Jarred KelenicLRF—.6011.582No MLB historyNo history
6Jake BurgerR1B68.72427.662No MLB historyNo history
7Evan CarterLCF42.5979.656No MLB historyNo history
8Elias DíazRC45.6507.549No MLB historyNo history
9Nicky LopezL2B33.6241.670No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score2Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .731 · 14 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .709 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Ezequiel Duran SS · R.259 / .741 · 17 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Jarred Kelenic RF · L.219 / .601 · 1 HRvs hand .582 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.230 / .724 · 27 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score7Evan Carter CF · L.192 / .597 · 9 HRvs hand .656 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Elias Díaz C · R.230 / .650 · 7 HRvs hand .549 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.266 / .624 · 1 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs RHP Cal Quantrill
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Quantrill (BvP)
1Wade MecklerLLF55.7753.812No MLB historyNo history
2Mike TroutRCF81.80822.796No MLB historyNo history
3Nolan SchanuelL1B53.7367.780No MLB historyNo history
4Zach NetoRSS70.76927.730No MLB historyNo history
5Moisés BallesterosLDH50.6169.694No MLB historyNo history
6Vaughn GrissomR1B56.70213.688No MLB historyNo history
7Josh LoweLLF45.63512.674No MLB historyNo history
8Oswald PerazaR2B39.6177.566No MLB historyNo history
9Denzer GuzmanR3B39.6068.574No MLB historyNo history
1Wade Meckler LF · L.306 / .775 · 3 HRvs hand .812 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.244 / .808 · 22 HRvs hand .796 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276 / .736 · 7 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score4Zach Neto SS · R.241 / .769 · 27 HRvs hand .730 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.217 / .616 · 9 HRvs hand .694 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.244 / .702 · 13 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score7Josh Lowe LF · L.208 / .635 · 12 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Oswald Peraza 2B · R.226 / .617 · 7 HRvs hand .566 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score9Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .606 · 8 HRvs hand .574 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·LAALAA
AVG.241 20th.234 27th
OPS.711 20th.680 30th
Home runs178 19th153 28th
Runs663 26th648 29th
OBP.317 15th.310 27th
SLG.394 24th.370 30th
PitchingTEXTEX·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs4.26
TEXLAA
WHIP1.30vs1.35
TEXLAA
K/98.5vs9.1
TEXLAA
HR Allowed188vs163
TEXLAA
BullpenTEXTEX·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.26vs4.41
no league rank
Saves43vs25
TEXLAA
ResultsTEXTEX·LAALAA
+17224th
Run differential
+20122nd
79–81 Record62–98
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Texas Rangers (5–5)
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
Los Angeles Angels (4–6)
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Cal Quantrill (3.56 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Angels?+
George Klassen (7.27 ERA, 0–1) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
10:10 PM ET at Angel Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Angel Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Angels.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rangers and Angels performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Angels 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Cal Quantrill is at 59; George Klassen is at 36. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.