Athletics at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap

The Athletics edged the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in ten innings on May 21, 2026, at Angel Stadium, completing a comeback that the DiamondIQ model's estimate reflected sharply — the Angels entered with a 35 percent pre-game win probability that collapsed to zero by the final out. Los Angeles scored both of its runs in the first inning and held that lead deep into regulation, but Athletics runs in the sixth and seventh tied the game before the two clubs headed to extras knotted at two.

The tenth inning proved decisive, and the win-probability swings there told the story of the game. Brent Rooker was hit by a pitch from Ryan Zeferjahn to open the top of the tenth, a play that shifted win probability 27.8 points in Oakland's favor, and a Darell Hernaiz groundout moved a runner into scoring position with a 14.4-point swing before the Athletics pushed across what proved to be the winning run. In the bottom half, closer Mark Leiter Jr. navigated the automated runner situation with the game on the line, and the night's single most consequential moment came when Jo Adell singled against him — a hit that swung win probability 45.5 points toward Los Angeles in an instant. Leiter Jr. recovered, however, getting Josh Lowe to strike out in a moment that shifted the odds 18.6 points back toward Oakland and sealed the victory.

Adell finished as the night's most impactful offensive performer despite the loss, posting a cumulative WPA of plus-51.1 percent and a RE24 of plus-1.0, his late surge keeping the Angels alive longer than the DiamondIQ model's estimate suggested they had any right to be. Rooker led Athletics hitters with a plus-26.2 WPA and plus-1.1 RE24. On the pitching side, José Soriano led all arms with a plus-17.3 WPA, followed by Kirby Yates at plus-13.5 and Justin Sterner at plus-10.9 as the Athletics bullpen ultimately preserved the one-run road win.