Rangers Demolish Angels in Series Finale

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August 27, 2025

Rangers 20, Angels 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 27) — The Texas Rangers busted open the flood gates as they beat the Los Angeles Angels, 20–3, in front of a crowd of 22,353. For the first time since 2011, the Rangers had three players in their lineup drive in five apiece. Those players were Joc Pederson, Adolis Garcia, and Kyle Higashioka. With this series victory on the ledger, the Rangers now head out on a six-game road trip beginning with three in Sacramento against the Athletics. That series will begin on Friday with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 pm Pacific at Sutter Health Park. Right-hander Jack Leiter (8–7, 3.81 ERA) will take the hill for the Rangers, and the Athletics have yet to announce their starting pitcher for the series opener as of press time.

As for the Angels, they’ll board a silent flight to Houston for four against the Astros. That set will also begin Friday with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 pm Central at Daikin Park. Left-hander Tyler Anderson (2–8, 4.73 ERA) will toe the slab for the Angels, while the Astros also have yet to announce their starter as of press time.

Rangers Pile On

Most of the scoring was done by the Rangers, but the Angels got on the board first in the top of the first. With lefty Jacob Latz on the mound as part of a bullpen day, Taylor Ward ripped a two-out double to left. Jo Adell drove him in with a double up the middle.

The Rangers leapfrogged the Angels, grabbing a 4–1 lead in the bottom of the first with Jack Kochanowicz on the mound.

Wyatt Langford drew a one-out walk, and Corey Seager followed with a single to left.

On deck was Garcia, who launched a ball to deep center for his 18th home run of the season.

Pederson reached on what officials called a missed catch error by Kochanowicz. That brought up Josh Jung, who advanced Pederson to third with a double to center.

Rowdy Tellez trotted to first on a hit-by-pitch to his left foot moments later. The Rangers’ training staff tended to him briefly, but he stayed in the game.

Pederson crossed the plate thanks to a sacrifice fly to center by Higashioka.

They added on three more in the bottom of the second. With one out, Langford singled to left and Seager drew a free pass. After Garcia lined to left, Pederson hit a three-run dinger to right to make it 7–1 Rangers.

More in the Fourth

The Rangers extended their lead to 9–1 in the bottom of the fourth. A one-out walk to Langford got it started. Seager followed with a two-run shot to right-center, his 21st of the year.

Garcia followed with a double to center, and Pederson scored him with a single to right. Jung moved Pederson to second with a sharp single to right, prompting Angels manager Ray Montgomery to bring in reliever, and former Ranger, Andrew Chafin.

Tellez struck out swinging, bringing up Higashioka, who plated Pederson with an infield single that was out of the reach of Christian Moore at second.

The Angels limped closer in the bottom of the fifth with a solo shot of redemption to center by Moore.

The Rangers took that run right back in the bottom of the fifth off reliever Robert Stephenson.

Langford singled to left with one out in the frame, and Ezequiel Duran plated him with a double to left.

The Angels scored once more in the top of the seventh against reliever Luis Curvelo. Oswald Peraza walked with two outs in the frame. Bryce Teodosio followed with a single to right. That brought up Zach Neto, who doubled Peraza home.

Even More

The Rangers poured it on again in the bottom of the seventh with Peraza on the mound. He replaced Jose Fermin on the mound while batting eighth.

Back-to-back singles by Alejandro Osuna and Josh Smith got things started. Peraza plunked Langford to load the bases, and Michael Helman came in to run for Langford.

Osuna scored on a single to center by Duran. On deck was Garcia, who drove in Smith and Helman to make it 15–5 Rangers.

Duran scored on a groundout to short by Pederson, and Garcia crossed the plate on a single up the middle by Jung.

Tellez reached again on a single to right to create even more chaos for the Angels. Up next was Higashioka, who belted a three-run shot to left-center to give the Rangers a monstrous 20–3 lead.

What Went Right for the Rangers

In a sense, the Rangers made up for lost time with all their runs scored on Wednesday. It’s no secret that they have had a lot of difficulty scoring this year. Having one guy in your lineup net five RBI is impressive. Having three guys drive in five is astounding. It’s not something you see every day. This reporter cannot recall the last time he saw it.

What Went Wrong for the Rangers

The Rangers did give up three runs in this contest, but it was easy for them to put it out of their minds considering all the runs they had already packed into their team satchel.

Latz Silences the Batz

Rangers starter Jacob Latz limited the Angels to two runs, both earned, over 4 1/3 innings in his 27th appearance and fourth start of the season. His line was 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 66 pitches/41 strikes. Latz allowed back-to-back doubles with two outs in the top of the first to fall behind 1–0 before the Rangers scored 11 unanswered runs. He yielded the solo homer to Moore to begin the fifth and was lifted from the game one batter later.

Jacob Webb relieved Latz in the fifth and earned his fifth win of the year, improving to 5–4 with an ERA of 3.67.

Kochanowicz’ Evening

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz shouldered his team-leading 11th defeat of the season Wednesday. He allowed career-highs with 10 runs, all earned, and three homers over 3 1/3 innings. His record now sits at 3–11 with an ERA of 6.81. The rest of his line was 9 H, 11R-10 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 79 pitches/44 strikes. After retiring his first batter of the evening, he allowed six consecutive batters to reach as part of a four-run first. Kochanowicz allowed three runs in the second and four runs in the fourth, departing with one out in the fourth and a 10–0 deficit.

Bochy’s Postgame Comments

After the game, Rangers manager Bruce Bochy gave his thoughts on Wednesday’s blowout. “I thought it was a big game for us,” he remarked.”The whole homestand, aside from the loss on Monday, was successful. All of these games are important going forward. The only thing we can do is keep finding ways to win, and not get caught up in the out-of-town scoreboard. The season isn’t over yet. Granted, we’re getting there, but we still have games on the calendar, and we’re going to try to put a W next to as many of those days as we can.”