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Urena Leads Angels Past Rangers in Shutout

Walbert Urena pitched six scoreless innings as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 7-0 at Angel Stadium on Friday.

Coralie Oakley

August 14, 20262 min read

baseball victory - illustration, Jake Team LLC
baseball victory - illustration, Jake Team LLC
MLBFinal
Texas Rangers0
Los Angeles Angels7

August 14, 2026

Angel Pitching Dominates

Walbert Urena was the standout performer for the Los Angeles Angels, delivering a complete-game quality start that kept the Texas Rangers off the scoreboard. Urena worked six innings, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out five batters. His performance earned him the win, improving his record to 8-8.

The Angels' bullpen maintained the shutout with flawless execution. Jose Fermin pitched one inning, retiring the side with one hit allowed and one strikeout. Tayler Saucedo followed, facing two batters and allowing two hits but no runs or walks. Sammy Peralta closed the game with a perfect inning, striking out two batters without allowing a hit or walk.

Rangers Struggle to Produce

The Texas Rangers' pitching staff could not contain the Angels' offense. Jacob deGrom took the loss after pitching two innings. He allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out three batters. His record fell to 8-8.

Peyton Gray entered in relief and pitched one hitless inning with two strikeouts. Jordan Montgomery struggled, allowing six hits and four earned runs over two innings without issuing a walk but striking out two batters. Ben Peoples pitched one inning, allowing one walk and one strikeout while keeping the hit total at zero.

Cole Winn gave up three hits and one earned run in his inning, striking out two batters. Tyler Alexander finished the game with a hitless inning and no walks or strikeouts.

Angels Offense Explodes

The Angels broke through in the second inning. With one out, Frazier singled to left field, allowing Guzman to score. Lowe was thrown out at home, but Frazier reached third. Later in the inning, Trout singled to right, scoring Frazier and advancing Meckler to third.

The Angels added to their lead in the fifth inning. Guzman reached on an infield single to the pitcher, scoring Trout. Lowe then singled to right, bringing in Grissom and Schanuel. Guzman advanced to third. Siri grounded into a fielder's choice, but Guzman scored, making it 6-0. Lowe was out at second.

In the seventh inning, Siri singled to right field, scoring Ballesteros. Guzman moved to second. The Angels finished with seven runs, their highest output of the series.

Game Details

The game was played at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, with an attendance of 24,959. The final score was Los Angeles Angels 7, Texas Rangers 0. The Angels improved their record to 48-74, while the Rangers fell to 60-62.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816516

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Coralie Oakley

Coralie Oakley covers Denton high school and area college sports.

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