Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap

The Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the Los Angeles Angels 2-0 on June 20, 2023, at Angel Stadium, with both runs scoring in the top of the eighth inning to snap what had been a scoreless duel through seven frames. The DiamondIQ model's estimate opened with the Angels holding a 54% win probability at first pitch, but that figure fell to 0% by the final out, reflecting just how decisively the Dodgers seized control in that lone productive half-inning.

The decisive sequence came in the top of the eighth against Angels reliever Chris Devenski, when Michael Busch and Will Smith each delivered singles that together swung the game's momentum dramatically. Busch's hit added 15.4% to the Dodgers' win probability, and Smith's followed with an identical 15.4% swing, providing the two runs that would prove to be all Los Angeles needed. On the other side of the ledger, the Angels generated their most significant threat in the bottom of the seventh, when Hunter Renfroe's double off Clayton Kershaw added 13.0% to the Angels' win probability. However, Andrew Velazquez's forceout on the same Kershaw at-bat swung 11.6% back in the Dodgers' favor, and the threat evaporated without a run scoring.

The standout performers by the DiamondIQ model's numbers were Clayton Kershaw, who led all pitchers with a remarkable plus-39.2% WPA contribution, and Reid Detmers, who posted plus-35.7% WPA in a losing effort despite keeping the Dodgers off the board deep into the game. Among position players, Will Smith finished as the top performer with plus-17.0% WPA and a plus-0.9 RE24 mark, while Busch contributed plus-10.5% WPA. Mickey Moniak's pop out to end the ninth inning, recorded as a plus-14.4% WPA event from the Dodgers' perspective, closed out the shutout and left the Angels with a final line of five hits, no runs, and no errors.