Athletics at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
The Story
The Athletics handed the Los Angeles Angels a 14-6 defeat at Angel Stadium on May 19, 2026, a result the DiamondIQ model's estimate had framed as plausible from the outset given a pre-game home win probability of just 38 percent. Oakland's offense was relentless, producing 15 hits against a Los Angeles pitching staff that could not contain the damage, while the Athletics committed zero errors to complement a clean team performance.
The decisive moment came in the third inning, when Oakland tore open what had been a scoreless game with a six-run eruption against Reid Detmers. Colby Thomas's double was the most impactful single swing of the night, shifting win probability by plus-17.4 percent in the Athletics' favor. Nick Kurtz followed that with a single worth plus-10.7 percent, and Zack Gelof added another single at plus-8.3 percent, all at Detmers's expense as Oakland's lineup worked through the order with consistent damage. The Angels briefly responded with three runs in the bottom of the fourth, headlined by Vaughn Grissom's single off Jacob Lopez that moved the needle plus-10.1 percent for Los Angeles, but Oakland extended its lead with two more in the sixth, including a Kurtz single off José Fermin worth plus-13.9 percent, and poured on four additional runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
Nick Kurtz finished as the game's top performer by a wide margin, accumulating plus-23.0 percent in win probability added and a RE24 of plus-3.3, his contributions spread across multiple innings against multiple relievers. Colby Thomas supported with plus-11.9 percent WPA and a plus-1.5 RE24. On the pitching side, Jack Perkins led Oakland's staff with plus-10.7 percent WPA, helping preserve the Athletics' commanding advantage across the middle innings. Mike Trout was the lone bright spot for Los Angeles, posting plus-8.6 percent WPA and a plus-1.8 RE24, though his effort did little to offset an Angels outfit that ultimately fell well short as the DiamondIQ model's final win probability settled at zero.