A win tonight at Seattle would close the year 63-99; a loss would make it 62-100, which multiple outlets note would be the first 100-loss season in franchise history.

Reid Detmers struck out seven over six scoreless innings and Zach Neto hit his 27th home run of the season, a new Angels franchise record for shortstops. The win moved Los Angeles to 62-98; the club needs one more win in the season's final weekend to avoid its first 100-loss season.

Joyce, who had been averaging 101 mph on his fastball since returning in August from May 2025 shoulder surgery, was placed on the 15-day IL after discomfort in catch sessions. "Just felt like it really flared up," Joyce said. Ryan Watson takes over closing duties for the rest of the season.

Rocket City beat Biloxi 3-1 in Game 3 of the Southern League Finals for the affiliate's first league title, improving from a Minor-League-worst 42-95 in 2025 to 72-65 in 2026. Shortstop Arjun Nimmala hit his third playoff homer in the clincher, and right-hander Tyler Bremner struck out 11 over 10 playoff innings.

Neto is hitting .303/.385/.538 since Aug. 17, posting a career-best 113 wRC+ and 3.6 fWAR season. Local analysis notes the front office explored a trade market for him at the deadline and floats a possible extension before the Dec. 1 CBA deadline reshapes league economics.

Anthony Rendón, Robert Stephenson, Travis d'Arnaud, Yoan Moncada, Adam Frazier and Jeimer Candelario are all pending free agents as the Angels look to rebuild around a younger core.

Los Angeles lost to the Athletics on September 23, dropping to 60-97. Manager Kurt Suzuki had already flagged the stakes days earlier: the Angels need to win three of their final games to avoid the first 100-loss season in franchise history.

Los Angeles, trying to avoid the first 100-loss season in franchise history at 60-96, led Oakland's Sacramento-based club behind a Denzer Guzman 3-run homer in the 3rd and two Vaughn Grissom RBI singles. Athletics scored via a Lawrence Butler RBI triple and a Jeff McNeil RBI fielder's choice in the 6th; the final score was not independently confirmed.

Los Angeles managed two hits in its home finale and now needs three wins in its last six games to avoid the only 100-loss season in franchise history.

A beat report characterized the game as the symbolic close of the Moreno ownership era, with Stan Kroenke's roughly $4B purchase still expected to close in the first quarter of 2027; no new deal terms were reported.