ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — George Klassen pitched six solid innings and Mike Trout drove in two runs as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Angels broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the sixth and added one in the seventh. Texas scored first with a bases-loaded walk to Joc Pederson in the second, and Corey Seager homered in the third. The Angels answered in the third on Trout’s RBI single. In the sixth, Jose Siri doubled in Vaughn Grissom, Denzer Guzman’s sacrifice bunt scored Siri, and Trout singled in Oswald Peraza. Adam Frazier’s seventh-inning single scored Zach Neto. Klassen (1-1) allowed two earned runs on five hits and struck out five. Robby Ahlstrom (2-1) took the loss. Ben Joyce earned his first save with a scoreless ninth. Cal Quantrill allowed one earned run in five innings with six strikeouts. The Rangers had seven hits; the Angels had eight. Attendance was 33,733. Time of game was 2:58. Los Angeles improved to 47-74, while Texas fell to 60-61.