Angels' Skid: 3-12 Stretch Marks Steep Drop From Prior 15 Games
Los Angeles scored less and allowed more over its last 15 games than the 15 before, a decline the data shows wasn't driven by tougher opponents.
Published: · Figures as of September 8, 2026
Asked: "How have the Angels' last 15 games compared with the 15 before?"
The Angels' last 15 games are worse than the 15 before it, on both sides of the ball
Los Angeles went 3-12 over its last 15 games (September 7 back to August 22), a clear step down from 8-7 in the 15 games before that (August 21 back to August 6). Both halves of the drop-off are real: they're scoring less and allowing more.
Scoring: 3.20 runs a game over the last 15, down from 3.87 in the prior 15 — a drop of 0.67 runs a game, and 1.32 below the current league average of 4.52.
Runs allowed: 3.80 a game over the last 15, up from 3.33 in the prior 15 — 0.47 runs a game worse, though still 0.71 below the league mean of 4.51, so the pitching side hasn't actually gotten bad in an absolute sense, just worse than it had been.
| Window | Runs scored (runs/game) | Runs allowed (runs/game) |
|---|---|---|
| Prior 15 (8/6-8/21) | 3.87 | 3.33 |
| Last 15 (8/22-9/7) | 3.2 | 3.8 |
- league average runs/game: 4.52 runs/game
Schedule strength cuts in the same direction the record does, not against it. Facing the same opponents' going-in scoring and run-prevention numbers, the Angels' offense produced 1.31 runs a game below what those teams normally allow, and their pitching held opponents 0.85 runs below what those teams normally score — so both the bad-looking offense and the decent-looking run prevention are relative to a league-average slate, not an unusually tough or soft one. The one lopsided game in the sample is the August 31 blowout, a 10-1 win that's propping up the scoring average for the stretch; outside of it, the offense has mostly been shut down (six games of 3 runs or fewer in the other 14).
Confidence: High that the team has gotten worse over this stretch — the win-loss swing, the scoring drop and the runs-allowed increase all point the same way. What the data can't say is why (a lineup change, an arm going stale, injuries) — that would need a look at who's actually playing and pitching in each window.