ARLINGTON — George Brett, move over. Mike Trout is officially the biggest pain in Texas Rangers‘ history.
The Los Angeles Angels superstar belted a lead-off double in the sixth inning on Saturday night in Arlington, marking his 99th career extra-base hit against the Rangers. That put him at the top of the Rangers’ opponent list in the category since the franchise moved to Texas in 1972.
Heading into Saturday night, Brett and Trout were tied with 98 extra-base hits against Texas pitchers. Garret Anderson, who played 15 of his 17 MLB seasons with the Angels, is third on the list with 94.
Trout’s double was part of a 2-for-4 night, helping Los Angeles post a 3-0 win. The Angels have given Texas trouble all season, with the Rangers losing their first season series to the Halos since 2021. With Saturday’s loss, Texas is 4-8 against the Angels this season. With a loss on Sunday, it would be the fewest wins by Texas against the Angels in a single campaign since Texas went 5-14 against them in 2014.
Heading into Sunday, since July 7, 2025, Texas has dropped 11 of its last 18 and 13 of its last 22 overall to Los Angeles.