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Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers Final — August 21, 2026

Friday, August 21 · 8:16 PM ET
Last 10 games
-3+1+3+7-1+1-3+2-1+15
Game by game
+3-1-3-7-5+2-3+5-6+2
6-4
Last 10
4-6
+21
Net
-13
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,202 mi1,934 km
Travel to the game
Home
+2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Angels visited the Rangers on Friday, August 21 at 8:16 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Angels +120, Rangers -139) prices the Angels at 44% and the Rangers at 56%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Angels 1, Texas Rangers 2

Texas Rangers won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Texas Rangers -1.5): Los Angeles Angels covered.
  • Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Texas Rangers closed at -139 on the moneyline (a 56% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRangers -1.5 (+155)
Angels +1.5 (-190)
CloseRangers -1.5 (+160)
Angels +1.5 (-190)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o +100 / u -120)
Close7.5 (o +102 / u -123)
Moneyline
OpenAngels +125 43%
Rangers -145 57%
CloseAngels +120 44%
Rangers -139 56%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 49 times since 2023: the Angels won 22 and the Rangers 27.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 13, 2026Rangers 0, Angels 7
Angels won


Aug 12, 2026Rangers 2, Angels 5
Angels won


Aug 11, 2026Rangers 2, Angels 3
Angels won


Aug 10, 2026Rangers 4, Angels 1
Rangers won


Jul 9, 2026Angels 6, Rangers 7
Rangers won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Los Angeles Angels

Texas Rangers

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