@DarthPlagueisTheWise

Item: Angels vs Rangers
Rating: 4.0
Author: DarthPlagueisTheWise

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4.0

3 : 5

MLB • Reg. Season08/23/2026

It’s great that the Angels at least made an attempt at a comeback, but they didn’t do anything for a ton of this game. Yusei Kikuchi made his return from the IL today, and he wasn’t very sharp. He allowed three runs in the second and another two in the fifth. The Angels didn’t break through until the eighth inning where Zach Neto sparked a three run rally by clobbering a ball out of the park! They did get a chance to tie this game in the ninth after a Christian Moore leadoff double, but they didn’t do anything after that and Moises Ballesteros chased a ball way out of the zone to strike out which ended the game. I did appreciate Mark Gubicza’s Burgermeister Meisterburger reference during Jake Burger’s at bat in the eighth. The Halos need to finish the season 11-20

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MLB • Reg. Season08/23/2026