The Oakland Athletics will play the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim to open a four-game series, with both teams fighting to break their respective losing streaks, sports.yahoo.com reported.
Oakland enters the game with a 23-23 record after dropping consecutive series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, according to reports from sports.yahoo.com and si.com.
The Athletics have performed better on the road with a 13-11 record this season compared to their struggles at home, sports.yahoo.com noted.
The Angels are on a six-game losing skid and hold a 16-31 record under first-year manager Kurt Suzuki, placing them last in the American League West, sports.yahoo.com reported.
Right-handed pitcher J.T. Ginn will start for the Athletics, carrying a 2-1 record and a 3.12 ERA with 34 strikeouts across 43.1 innings pitched into his eighth start of 2026, according to sports.yahoo.com.
Ginn has secured wins in his last two starts, allowing only one earned run over 14 innings against Philadelphia and St. Louis, as reported by si.com.
Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, has a 40-game on-base streak and remains the only left-handed hitter in Major League Baseball history with 40 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 100 walks in his first 162 career games, sports.yahoo.com reported.
Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers enters the series with a .337 batting average and a .609 slugging percentage, si.com reported.
Los Angeles will counter with 22-year-old rookie right-handed pitcher Walbert Ureña, who holds a 1-4 record and a 3.29 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched, according to sports.yahoo.com and si.com.
Ureña has posted three consecutive quality starts but has struggled with control, walking 17 batters in his first 27 Major League innings, sports.yahoo.com noted.
Angels outfielder Mike Trout holds a career .293/.407/.569 slash line with 41 home runs and 141 hits in 141 games against the Athletics, si.com reported.
The two franchises have played 1,045 times in their history, with the Athletics holding a 545-500 advantage in the all-time series, si.com reported.
