ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Zach Neto homered twice and Wade Meckler and Oswald Peraza also went deep as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 9-6 on Friday night. Meckler’s three-run shot in the first inning gave the Angels an early lead. Texas rallied with three runs in the fourth, but the Angels answered with two in the eighth to pull away. Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (1-1) allowed four runs and seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five. Jacob deGrom (3-4) took the loss for Texas. Brandon Nimmo homered and drove in two runs for the Rangers, while Evan Carter tripled in two runs. Texas outhit Los Angeles 13-11 but left runners on base. The Angels improved to 18-34, while Texas fell to 24-26. Attendance was 32,488, and the game lasted 2:35.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Zach Neto homered twice and drove in two runs, Oswald Peraza added a solo home run and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 9-6 on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Angels snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 18-34, while the Rangers fell to 24-26. Grayson Rodriguez earned his first win of the season after allowing four runs on seven hits over five and two-thirds innings, striking out five and walking two. Jacob deGrom took the loss for Texas, his fourth against three wins, lasting only four innings and giving up six runs on eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts. The Angels struck early with a four-run first inning. Neto led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run to left field, his ninth of the season. After Mike Trout walked and Nolan Schanuel struck out, Jorge Soler also walked. Jo Adell lined out, but Wade Meckler followed with a three-run homer to right-center field, his first of the year, scoring Trout and Soler. Oswald Peraza singled later in the inning, but Logan O’Hoppe struck out to end the frame. Texas got a run back in the top of the second when Alejandro Osuna singled, but the inning ended with a strikeout. The Rangers threatened in the third when Joc Pederson doubled, but Josh Jung grounded out. The Angels answered in the bottom of the third, pushing their lead to 6-0. Nolan Schanuel singled, Jorge Soler singled, and after Adell popped out, Meckler walked to load the bases. Peraza struck out, but O’Hoppe came through with a two-run single to left field, scoring Schanuel and Soler. Donovan Walton flied out to end the inning. The Rangers broke through in the top of the fourth. Brandon Nimmo led off with a solo home run to center field, his sixth of the season. After Ezequiel Duran grounded out, Jake Burger walked and Justin Foscue singled, putting runners at first and second. Evan Carter tripled to center field, scoring Burger and Foscue to tie the game at 6-6. Danny Jansen struck out to strand Carter at third. Both teams went scoreless in the fifth, with Rodriguez and deGrom settling down. The Rangers took the lead in the top of the sixth. Jake Burger doubled down the left-field line, advanced to third on a groundout by Osuna, and scored on a single by Foscue. But Foscue was picked off first base by reliever Brent Suter to end the inning, leaving Texas with a 7-6 lead. The pivotal sequence came in the top of the seventh. With one out, Andrew McCutchen walked and Josh Jung singled, putting runners at first and second. Nimmo doubled to right field, scoring McCutchen, but Jung was thrown out at home plate on a relay from right fielder Jo Adell to shortstop Zach Neto to catcher Logan O’Hoppe. The play kept the game tied at 7-7 and proved crucial. In the bottom of the seventh, the Angels regained the lead. Wade Meckler grounded out, but Peraza smashed a solo home run to left-center field, his sixth of the season, putting Los Angeles up 8-7. O’Hoppe flied out and Walton grounded out to end the inning. The Angels added insurance in the bottom of the eighth. Neto led off with his second home run of the game, a solo shot to left-center field, his 10th of the season. Mike Trout followed with a double and scored on a single by Schanuel, making it 9-7. Soler grounded into a double play, and Adell flied out to end the inning. In the top of the ninth, the Rangers attempted a comeback. Danny Jansen led off with a solo home run to left field, his third of the season, cutting the deficit to 9-8. But Andrew McCutchen flied out, Josh Jung grounded out and Brandon Nimmo struck out swinging to end the game. Key performers for the Angels included Neto (2 for 4, two home runs, two RBIs), Peraza (3 for 4, home run, RBI) and Trout (2 for 4 with a double). For the Rangers, Nimmo was 2 for 5 with a double and a home run, Foscue had two hits and an RBI, and Carter had a triple and two RBIs. The game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 32,488. The projection from Interstat’s game simulator had Texas winning 5-2, and the ELO system gave the Rangers a 61.30 percent probability to win. Texas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a run line of -1.5, and the total score of 15 went under the over/under line of 8.

Rangers at Angels Preview ANAHEIM (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers visit the Los Angeles Angels on Friday at 7:07 p.m. at Angel Stadium for the opener of a three-game series. Texas (24-25) enters having won two of its last three, including a 5-4 victory Wednesday at Colorado. The Rangers send right-hander Jacob deGrom (3-3) to the mound against an Angels team that has lost six of seven series this season. The Angels (17-33) are coming off a 6-5, 10-inning loss Wednesday to Oakland, their third defeat in four games. Pitching Matchup DeGrom will make his 10th start of the season. He holds a 3.67 ERA over 49 innings, with 62 strikeouts and 12 walks. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has pitched at least six innings in four of his last five outings. The Angels had not announced a probable starter as of Thursday. Right-hander Jack Kochanowicz, a player to watch, last pitched Wednesday against the Athletics, allowing three runs on three hits over six innings with seven strikeouts and a no-decision. Over his last four starts, all Angels losses, Kochanowicz has a 7.71 ERA, surrendering 24 hits and 17 earned runs across 22 1/3 innings. Players to Watch Rangers left-hander Jacob Latz has been a reliable bullpen arm, posting a 1.80 ERA over 15 innings this season. In his last eight appearances, he has allowed one earned run, striking out 10 over 9 2/3 innings. His lone rough outing came May 13 against Arizona, when he allowed three earned runs without recording an out. Kochanowicz, a 6-foot-7 right-hander, has shown flashes of quality, including a strong start May 3 against the New York Mets (6 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K). However, consistency has eluded him; he was tagged for six runs on nine hits in just four innings May 9 at Toronto. Recent Form Texas has won seven of its last 10 games, outscoring opponents 49-27 in that span. The Rangers are 12-12 on the road. The Angels have lost eight of their last 10, scoring three or fewer runs in six of those defeats. They are 8-17 at home. By the Numbers The game simulation projects a 5-2 Rangers victory. Interstat’s ELO system gives Texas a 61.3 percent probability of winning. Texas is a -1.5 run-line favorite, with an over/under of 8 runs. Series Schedule The series continues Saturday and Sunday at Angel Stadium before the Rangers return home to host Houston in a six-game homestand beginning Monday.