Los Angeles Angels at Athletics: Final Score & Recap

The Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 at Sutter Health Park on September 23, 2026, with Oakland's offense doing its most decisive damage early. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving the home Athletics a 56% win probability, and that figure climbed steadily throughout, reaching 100% by the final out. Walbert Ureña absorbed a difficult first two innings for Los Angeles, as Athletics hitters generated favorable outcomes even on outs — a Carlos Cortes groundout in the bottom of the first shifted win probability 6.9 points in Oakland's favor, and a Shea Langeliers flyout in the second moved the needle an additional 7.9 points, both reflecting the run-environment pressure Oakland applied against the Angels starter.

The game's single most consequential play came in the bottom of the sixth, when Langeliers doubled off José Fermin to add 13.1 percentage points to Oakland's win probability, effectively closing off any realistic path back for Los Angeles. The Angels' best moment offensively arrived in the top of the fourth, when Vaughn Grissom homered off Jeffrey Springs for a swing worth plus-6.4 points from the visiting team's perspective, accounting for both of the runs Los Angeles scored in that frame. A Jose Siri pop out in the top of the second had earlier cost the Angels 8.2 points of win probability, squandering a potential opportunity against Springs.

Langeliers finished as the game's top performer by a wide margin, posting a cumulative WPA of plus-18.0 to go with a RE24 of plus-0.1, while Grissom contributed plus-9.8 WPA and a RE24 of plus-1.2 and Henry Bolte added plus-7.0 WPA with a plus-0.7 RE24. On the mound, Jeffrey Springs led Oakland's pitching staff with a plus-4.3 WPA, followed by Geoff Hartlieb at plus-3.6 and Luis Medina at plus-2.9, as the three combined to keep the Angels' eight hits from translating into a serious threat. Oakland finished with 13 hits and committed no errors, while Los Angeles was charged with one.