New York Mets at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap

The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 at Angel Stadium on May 3, 2026, handing the home side a complete loss after entering the night as 56-percent favorites according to the DiamondIQ model's estimate. The Mets scored in just two innings but made both count, building their lead with precision against an Angels staff that could not contain Mark Vientos.

Vientos was the decisive force in this game, and the DiamondIQ model's win-probability swings reflect just how thoroughly he altered the contest. His fourth-inning home run off Jack Kochanowicz shifted the Mets' win probability by plus-19.8 percent, opening the scoring and putting the Angels on the defensive early. He then returned to the same role in the eighth, connecting again — this time off Nick Sandlin — for a plus-15.6 percent swing that effectively sealed the outcome. Carson Benge followed in that same eighth inning with a double off Sandlin worth plus-10.7 percent in win probability, extending the Mets' advantage to what became the final 5-1 margin. On the negative side, strikeouts by Marcus Semien in the fifth and Brett Baty in the third, both against Kochanowicz, represented the most costly outs for New York, trimming their probability by 5.0 and 4.8 percent respectively.

Vientos finished as the game's top offensive performer with a combined WPA of plus-31.1 percent and a RE24 of plus-3.1, while Benge contributed plus-13.1 percent WPA on the night. On the mound, Clay Holmes was the most valuable arm by the DiamondIQ model's accounting, posting a plus-30.2 percent WPA, with Luke Weaver adding plus-5.9 percent in support. Kochanowicz, despite absorbing the loss, registered a plus-3.6 percent WPA for the Angels, a figure that speaks more to the difficult run-prevention environment he faced than to his overall effectiveness against a Mets lineup that ultimately found its openings when they mattered most.