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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 StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 12, 10:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
2
2–5
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
62–100 · 5th AL West · T-Score 36
5
T-Score36
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersTexas has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Quantrill leads in P-Score, WHIP and ERA.
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
3.56
21st
WHIP
1.19
16th
K/9
5.89
187th
BB/9
2.60
23rd
P-Score57i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.23
87th
OPS/R
–
IP
65.2
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
7.27
68th
WHIP
2.88
213th
K/9
9.35
120th
BB/9
14.54
226th
P-Score36i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.04
18th
OPS/R
–
IP
8.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 3)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Klassen strikes out 3.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Quantrill allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.19 WHIP compared with 2.88.
·Quantrill enters with a 3.56 ERA compared with Klassen's 7.27.
·Quantrill has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

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
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Angels vs RHP (Cal Quantrill)
30th
in MLB
0.672OPS
.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 NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
4Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
5Jarred KelenicLRF—.6011.582No MLB historyNo history
6Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
7Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
8Elias DíazRC47.6708.549No MLB historyNo history
9Nicky LopezL2B33.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score2Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · 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.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score7Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Elias Díaz C · R.234 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .549 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score
Los Angeles AngelsOfficial lineupvs RHP Cal Quantrill
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Quantrill (BvP)
1Wade MecklerLLF51.7603.800No MLB historyNo history
2Mike TroutRCF78.80322.792No MLB historyNo history
3Nolan SchanuelL1B51.7367.780No MLB historyNo history
4Zach NetoRSS70.76627.727No MLB historyNo history
5Moisés BallesterosLDH48.6129.694No MLB historyNo history
6Vaughn GrissomR1B55.69313.676No MLB historyNo history
7Josh LoweLLF43.63312.674No MLB historyNo history
8Oswald PerazaR2B37.6167.559No MLB historyNo history
9Denzer GuzmanR3B37.6028.563No MLB historyNo history
1Wade Meckler LF · L.300 / .760 · 3 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score2Mike Trout CF · R.242 / .803 · 22 HRvs hand .792 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276 / .736 · 7 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score4Zach Neto SS · R.239 / .766 · 27 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215 / .612 · 9 HRvs hand .694 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242 / .693 · 13 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Josh Lowe LF · L.209 / .633 · 12 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Oswald Peraza 2B · R.226 / .616 · 7 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219 / .602 · 8 HRvs hand .563 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTEXTEX·LAALAA
AVG.242 18th.234 28th
OPS.713 20th.679 30th
Home runs183 14th154 29th
Runs673 25th655 29th
OBP.317 15th.310 27th
SLG.396 21st.369 30th
PitchingTEXTEX·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.32vs4.29
TEXLAA
WHIP1.30vs1.35
TEXLAA
K/98.5vs9.1
TEXLAA
HR Allowed190vs164
TEXLAA
BullpenTEXTEX·LAALAA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.26vs4.41
no league rank
Saves43vs25
TEXLAA
ResultsTEXTEX·LAALAA
+21125th
Run differential
+25323rd
80–82 Record62–100
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 57; George Klassen is at 36. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.