Angels vs. Mariners: 2026 Season-Finale Series Recap and How to Watch
- 🔑 The Angels lead this four-game, season-ending series 2-1 after three games at T-Mobile Park in Seattle: Angels 6-4 on Thursday, September 24, Angels 7-5 on Friday, September 25, and Mariners 8-4 on Saturday, September 26.
- Both teams are out of playoff contention this year: Seattle was mathematically eliminated from the AL West race during the season’s final week, and Los Angeles, a rebuilding club, had been eliminated from postseason contention long before September.
- Game 4, the regular-season finale for both clubs, is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026, at T-Mobile Park, with first pitch at 3:10 p.m. ET (12:10 p.m. PT); Seattle’s Logan Gilbert faces Los Angeles’s Yusei Kikuchi.
- Elsewhere in the American League West, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are locked in a tight race for the division title that remained unresolved entering the final day of the regular season, separate from anything happening in this Angels-Mariners series.
- This recap uses only final scores, published schedules, and publicly reported standings — no betting odds, point spreads, or win-probability models appear anywhere in this piece, consistent with our policy on sports coverage of any kind.
The Los Angeles Angels have won two of the first three games in their four-game, season-closing series against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, and the two clubs play the finale on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Neither team is in playoff contention this year, so this is a straightforward recap of a routine end-of-season series rather than a high-stakes showdown — here’s what happened in the first three games and how to watch the last one.
What happened in the first three games of the series?
The Angels have taken two of the first three games, and the Mariners avoided a sweep with a win on Saturday. Los Angeles opened the series with a 6-4 win on Thursday, September 24, then took the second game 7-5 on Friday, September 25. Seattle answered on Saturday, September 26, winning 8-4 to send the series into Sunday’s finale with the Angels ahead two games to one.
| Date | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Sep 24 | Angels | 6-4 |
| Fri Sep 25 | Angels | 7-5 |
| Sat Sep 26 | Mariners | 8-4 |
Are either of these teams still in playoff contention?
No — both clubs were already out of the postseason picture before this series began. Seattle was mathematically eliminated from the American League West race during the season’s final week, and Los Angeles, in the middle of a rebuild, had been out of contention for months. That makes this series a season-closer rather than a race for anything, and it’s part of why neither club has made any lineup or roster news out of these four games beyond who’s starting on the mound.
When and how can I watch Sunday’s finale?
Game 4, the regular-season finale for both teams, is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026, with first pitch at 3:10 p.m. ET (12:10 p.m. PT) at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Seattle’s Logan Gilbert is set to start against Los Angeles’s Yusei Kikuchi. As of Sunday morning, well ahead of first pitch, the game had not yet been played, so this piece does not report or imply a result for it. For local listings, check your regional sports network or preferred streaming provider, the same way you would for any other game in the series.
Does this series have any bearing on the AL West division race?
No — the American League West title is being decided separately, by the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, and has nothing to do with this Angels-Mariners series. The Rangers and Astros entered the final day of the regular season locked in a tight race for the division, a race that remained unresolved as of Sunday morning. Seattle’s elimination from that race is part of why this series carries no postseason weight for either club, no matter how Sunday’s game turns out.
What’s next for both clubs?
Sunday’s game closes out the 2026 regular season for both the Angels and the Mariners, and for each club it marks the start of an offseason rather than a run into October. With the AL West race between the Rangers and Astros still playing out on the same day, most of the league’s attention this weekend is on that division battle and the rest of the final wild-card picture — not on a series between two teams already looking ahead to next year. We’ll have the final score from Seattle once Sunday’s game wraps up.