ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — MacKenzie Gore struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, and the Texas Rangers broke open a tie game with three runs in the 10th inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Monday night at Angel Stadium.

Texas improved to 60-59 with the victory, while Los Angeles fell to 45-74. The game took 3:24 and was witnessed by an announced crowd of 23,880.

Gore allowed four hits and one earned run while walking none. He was the top performer for Texas, continuing a strong recent stretch after throwing six shutout innings against San Francisco on Aug. 4. Reid Detmers started for the Angels and was equally effective, allowing three hits and one earned run over six innings with six strikeouts.

The Angels struck first. With one out in the bottom of the first, Mike Trout homered to center field, his 20th of the season, giving Los Angeles a quick 1-0 advantage. The lead stood until the fourth inning.

Texas tied the game in the top of the fourth. Ezequiel Duran singled to lead off the inning, and Brandon Nimmo followed with a sharp ground-ball single to right, sending Duran to third. After two strikeouts, Elias Díaz delivered a sharp ground-ball single to left, scoring Duran and moving Nimmo to second. The inning ended with a groundout, but the Rangers had drawn even at 1.

From there, both starting pitchers settled into a duel. Gore retired the side in order in the bottom of the third, and worked around scattered baserunners in the fourth, fifth and sixth. He left after allowing a one-out strikeout and a wild pitch in the sixth, but reliever Robby Ahlstrom escaped the jam. Ahlstrom pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out one.

Detmers matched Gore through his six innings, striking out six and walking two. The Angels bullpen kept the game tied. Samy Natera Jr. threw a scoreless seventh, allowing one hit and striking out two. Ben Joyce struck out one in a perfect eighth. Tayler Saucedo recorded one out in the ninth.

The Rangers had chances in the late innings. In the seventh, Elias Díaz singled with one out, and Wyatt Langford drew a two-out walk, but Corey Seager flied out to right. In the ninth, Justin Foscue singled with one out, but Díaz struck out on a foul tip, Evan Carter struck out swinging and Nicky Lopez flied out.

The game went to extra innings tied at 1. With Nicky Lopez placed at second base to start the 10th, Langford walked. Seager then singled to left, loading the bases with no outs. Ezequiel Duran popped out in foul territory for the first out. Nimmo followed with a sharp line-drive single to right, scoring Lopez and giving Texas its first lead. Langford moved to third and Seager to second. Jake Burger then lined a single to right, scoring Langford and Seager and extending the lead to 4-1. The inning ended with a strikeout and a groundout.

The Angels went quietly in the bottom of the 10th. Zach Neto grounded out, Trout walked, Nolan Schanuel flied out and Denzer Guzman struck out swinging to end the game.

Peyton Gray earned the win, improving to 6-0. The right-hander pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out one. Jacob Latz pitched the 10th and recorded his 22nd save. Luke Murphy took the loss for Los Angeles, falling to 0-1.

Tyler Alexander also appeared for Texas, recording two outs without allowing a run. For the Angels, the bullpen combination of Natera, Joyce and Saucedo kept the game close before Murphy entered in the 10th.

The Rangers collected eight hits, including two from Díaz and two from Nimmo. Seager, Burger, Foscue and Duran each had one. The Angels managed six hits, with Trout’s homer accounting for their only run. Vaughn Grissom had two singles, and Oswald Peraza, Wade Meckler and Josh Lowe each had one.

Texas pitchers combined for 26 strikes, 59 balls and 26 balls in play. Los Angeles pitchers combined for 29 strikes, 57 balls and 29 balls in play.

The Rangers took the opener of the three-game series and extended their recent success against the Angels. Texas won the previous series between the teams in July at home, taking two of three. The teams will play again Tuesday night at Angel Stadium.

Texas had lost its previous game Sunday against Baltimore, falling 10-5 at home. Los Angeles had lost 12-3 at Miami on Sunday. The Angels have now lost four of their last five games.

The Rangers have won two of three against the Angels this season after losing two of three in Anaheim in May. Overall, Texas has won three of the last four meetings.

The total of five runs scored went over the over/under line of 8.5. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas Rangers 4, Los Angeles Angels 3, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Texas with a 57.80 percent probability to win.