Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap

The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-1 at Angel Stadium on June 24, 2024, a result the DiamondIQ model anticipated from the outset, assigning the Angels a 59% pre-game win probability that climbed to 100% by the final out. Los Angeles built its advantage early, scoring two runs in the first inning and two more in the third, with Mickey Moniak's single in the bottom of the third carrying the largest single-play win-probability swing of the game at plus 9.1%. A Willie Calhoun walk in the same frame added another 5.5% to the Angels' win probability, compounding the damage off Oakland starter Luis Medina. The Angels added an insurance run in the sixth to seal the outcome.

Oakland's best opportunity to claw back came in the top of the sixth against Griffin Canning, but it unraveled quickly. Miguel Andujar's double briefly shifted the win probability 6.3% in the Athletics' favor, and a Brent Rooker walk briefly extended the threat, though the walk simultaneously represented a 5.9% swing against Oakland's prospects by advancing the lineup toward a double-play situation. That is precisely what followed, as Tyler Soderstrom grounded into a double play, a minus-5.4% swing that effectively ended the rally and any realistic path to a comeback. Canning finished as the game's most impactful pitcher by the DiamondIQ model's estimate, accumulating plus 21.1% in win probability added.

Moniak led all position players with plus 13.3% WPA and a RE24 of plus 1.4, while Taylor Ward contributed plus 7.5% WPA and plus 1.3 RE24 to support the Angels' balanced offensive effort. Andujar's plus 5.6% WPA represented the only notable individual contribution from the Oakland side. The Athletics managed six hits without an error but could not convert, finishing with a single run against an Angels pitching staff that also received plus 1.9% WPA from Ben Joyce and plus 1.1% from Aaron Brooks in relief of Canning.