Colorado Rockies at Los Angeles Angels: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
The Story
The Colorado Rockies overcame a chaotic, error-filled contest at Angel Stadium on June 1, 2026, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 to hand the home side a loss the DiamondIQ model had given just a 46% chance of happening at first pitch. The game turned on two enormous swings in the eighth inning that flipped the outcome nearly in full, with Colorado ultimately surviving a late Los Angeles rally to secure the one-run win.
The Angels looked to be building a decisive cushion after Jose Siri's third-inning home run off Kyle Freeland registered as the game's third-most impactful play at plus 35.7% win probability, giving Los Angeles a comfortable advantage they carried into the late innings. That lead unraveled in the top of the eighth, when Hunter Goodman connected off José Fermin for a home run that swung Colorado's win probability by plus 40.5%, the second-biggest play of the night. The Angels answered almost immediately in the bottom half, as Jorge Soler lined a triple off Antonio Senzatela that clawed 40.6% of win probability back toward Los Angeles, setting up what appeared to be a go-ahead rally. Vaughn Grissom then grounded into a double play that wiped 22.3% from the Angels' probability, stalling that threat and swinging momentum back toward Colorado for good. Jake McCarthy's two-out double off Kirby Yates in the ninth added another 21.1% cushion, providing the final insurance run in a game that saw four Colorado errors complicate every inning of relief pitching.
Among individual performers, Jorge Soler finished as the top Angels contributor at plus 43.4% WPA and plus 2.6 RE24, while Jose Siri added plus 46.7% WPA and plus 2.0 RE24 in a strong showing at the plate. For Colorado, Jake McCarthy's plus 41.8% WPA and plus 2.4 RE24 were decisive in the ninth. On the mound, Ryan Zeferjahn led Colorado's relief corps with plus 5.0% WPA, with Brent Suter and Seth Halvorsen each contributing positively as well. The DiamondIQ model's estimate of an Angels win fell from 54% before the game to 0% at its conclusion.