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

The Los Angeles Angels handed the New York Yankees a lopsided 10-1 defeat on August 31, 2026, at Angel Stadium, a result the DiamondIQ model's estimate reflected sharply as pre-game home win probability climbed from 36% all the way to 100% by the final out. The Angels built their advantage methodically, scoring in five separate innings and committing zero errors while the Yankees were undone by three of their own, finishing with just six hits against a Los Angeles pitching staff that surrendered almost nothing of consequence.

The game turned decisively in the third and fourth innings, where a sequence of plays off Yankees starter Elmer Rodríguez effectively ended any competitive tension. Vaughn Grissom's single in the bottom of the third added 7.6% to the Angels' win probability, and Tyler Heineman followed with a double worth another 6.4%. The fourth inning delivered the knockout blow when Mike Trout singled to drive the Angels' win probability up by 15.8%, the single largest swing of the night, and Zach Neto added a further 7.7% with a single of his own as Los Angeles pushed across three more runs. Spencer Jones provided the Yankees' lone moment of relevance with a fifth-inning home run off Walbert Ureña that registered a 6.2% swing, but by then the damage was far too extensive.

Grissom led all batters with a WPA of plus-14.0% and a RE24 of plus-3.0, while Trout finished at plus-11.7% WPA and plus-1.7 RE24. Heineman contributed plus-8.2% WPA to round out the Angels' most impactful offensive performances. On the mound, Walbert Ureña was the story for Los Angeles, posting a plus-23.1% WPA in what amounted to a dominant outing, with Blake Weiman and David Bednar each finishing at plus-0.0% in relief. The DiamondIQ model favors the Angels' performance as a thorough team effort built on opportunistic hitting, clean defense, and a starting pitcher who kept New York largely in check throughout.