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{{Short description|Major League Baseball rivalry}}
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{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = Freeway Series
| team1logo = Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim.svg
| team2logo = LA Dodgers cap logo.svg
| team1 = [[Los Angeles Angels]]
| team2 = [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| city or region = [[Greater Los Angeles]]
| firstmeeting = June 17, 1997<ref name="head2head">{{Cite web |title=Head-to-Head Records — Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Los Angeles Dodgers from 1962 to 2025 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/head2head-games.cgi?team1=ANA&team2=LAD&from=1962&to=2025 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><br>[[Dodger Stadium]], [[Los Angeles]]<br>Dodgers 4, Angels 3
| mostrecent = May 18, 2025<ref name="head2head"/><br>[[Dodger Stadium]], [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]<br>Angels 6, Dodgers 4
| nextmeeting = August 11, 2025<br>[[Angel Stadium]], [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]<!--[[Dodger Stadium]], [[Los Angeles]]-->
| stadiums = Angels: [[Angel Stadium]]<br>Dodgers: [[Dodger Stadium]]
| total = {{sum|78|73}}<ref name ="m3">{{Cite web |title=mcubed.net : MLB : Series records : Los Angeles Angels against Los Angeles Dodgers |url=https://mcubed.net/mlb/laa/la.shtml |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=mcubed.net}}</ref>
| most wins = Angels
| regularseason = Angels, {{winpct|78|73|record=y}}<ref name="head2head"/>
| largestvictory = {{Plainlist|
* Angels, 13–0 <small>(June 25, [[2004 Anaheim Angels season|2004]])</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anaheim Angels vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: June 25, 2004 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200406250.shtml |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Dodgers, 16–3 <small>(May 19, [[2006 Los Angeles Dodgers season|2006]])</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: May 19, 2006 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200605190.shtml |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
}}
| longeststreak = {{Plainlist|
* Angels, 6 <small>(June 22, [[2003 Anaheim Angels season|2003]]–June 26, [[2004 Anaheim Angels season|2004]])</small><ref name="head2head"/>
* Dodgers, 10 <small>(August 7, [[2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season|2021]]–July 8, [[2023 Los Angeles Dodgers season|2023]])</small><ref name="head2head"/>
}}
| currentstreak = Angels, 4<ref name="head2head"/>
| section_header = Post-season history
| section_info =
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The '''Freeway Series''' is a [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[Interleague play|interleague]] [[Major League Baseball rivalries|rivalry]] played between the [[Los Angeles Angels]] and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]. The Angels are members of the [[American League]] (AL) [[American League West|West]] division, and the Dodgers are members of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[National League West|West]] division. The series takes its name from the massive [[freeway]] system in the [[Greater Los Angeles Area|greater Los Angeles metropolitan area]], the home of both teams; one could travel from one team's stadium to the other simply by driving along the [[Santa Ana Freeway]] ([[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]]). The term is akin to ''[[Subway Series]]'' which refers to meetings between New York City baseball teams The Yankees and The Mets. The term "''Freeway Series''" also inspired the official name of the region's [[National Hockey League|NHL]] rivalry between the [[Los Angeles Kings]] and the [[Anaheim Ducks]]: the ''[[Freeway Face-Off]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=No controversy, just champions|date=December 14, 2007|first=Peter|last=Yoon|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=D3|quote=Now that we have the Freeway Faceoff between the Kings and Ducks to go along with the Freeway Series between the Dodgers and Angels, we need a name for this. It might be difficult to incorporate 'freeway' into it, though, since they share the same building. Maybe we could call it the 'We took the same freeway as you did to get here tipoff.' Or, 'The showdown at the intersection of the 10 and 110 freeways.'}}</ref>

==Background==
The rise of [[Southern California]] as a major region of the United States brought about a significant economic rivalry between neighboring Los Angeles and Orange counties.

To many living outside of Southern California, the entire region is often simply referred to as "LA", associating Los Angeles and Orange counties with the same stereotypes and preconceptions. However, the two counties differ sharply in political ideology, socioeconomic status, and demographics.

[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] is considered more liberal, and is represented by a more ethnically diverse population, while [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] was known to be one of the most conservative areas in the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|title=American FactFinder|access-date=April 3, 2020|archive-date=January 8, 2015|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150108070337/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> This divide led to the Los Angeles/Orange county line being colloquially referred to as the [[Orange Curtain]].

This can be somewhat misleading, though, because the older, more urban, cities of northern and central Orange County ([[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]], [[Buena Park, California|Buena Park]], etc.) are much more in tune with Los Angeles County cities than their southern Orange County counterparts. These older Orange County cities are much less homogeneous than the south, and the income levels and demographics represent this.

In recent years, coinciding with the postseason success of the Dodgers and the growing postseason drought for the Angels, gameday experiences for each team have drastically changed (with a Dodgers game costing much more money to attend than an Angels game)<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-angels-ticket-costs-20190321-story.html| title = Angels are more of a bargain than Dodgers for a family night out - Los Angeles Times| website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = March 21, 2019}}</ref> because of this the economic situations of each fanbase have experienced a sort of role reversal. Another contributing factor of the changing fanbases of both franchises is the ownership of the Angels by [[Arte Moreno]] (the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the United States) which has led to a significant growth of its [[Hispanic and Latino American]] fanbase.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/04/06/for-latino-fans-the-angels-mean-familia/ |title = For Latino fans, the Angels mean familia – Orange County Register| date=April 6, 2012}}</ref> This has even become a contributing factor toward players such as [[Anthony Rendon]] choosing to sign with the Angels over that of the Dodgers.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28298626/anthony-rendon-not-choosing-dodgers-la-hollywood-lifestyle-not-fit| title = Anthony Rendon on not choosing Dodgers - L.A.'s 'Hollywood lifestyle' not a fit| date = December 15, 2019}}</ref> Following the addition of [[Shohei Ohtani]] to the Angels in 2018 and the Dodgers in 2023, both teams saw an increase in both Asian and [[Asian American]] fans, particularly Japanese and [[Japanese American]] fans.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ohtani-mania-20171209-story.html | title='He chose the Angels!' Japanese Americans in Southern California can't wait to see Ohtani | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=December 10, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ny1.com/nyc/staten-island/sports/2023/06/20/as-dodgers-visit-angels--fans-from-japan-come-for-ohtani | title=As Dodgers visit Angels, fans from Japan come for Ohtani }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2023-04-07/shohei-ohtani-mike-trout-fan-favorites-japan | title=Shaikin: Shohei Ohtani's star power transforms Angels into international tourist attraction | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=April 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/asian-americans-bonkers-over-ohtani-110038742.html | title=Asian Americans go bonkers over Ohtani for his superhuman baseball prowess — and for shattering stereotypes | date=December 29, 2023 }}</ref>

==History==
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The Freeway Series began as a pre-season exhibition series regularly played between the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers at their respective regular season ballparks during the final days of each pre-season. The first exhibition game between the two clubs took place on April 2, 1962, which saw the Angels beat the Dodgers 6–5 in [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], at the time the [[spring training]] home of the Angels. The first pre-season series was played at [[Dodger Stadium]], at the time the home ballpark of both teams April 6–7, 1963. The Angels won both of the two games played. The Dodgers and Angels continued playing spring training exhibition games against one another in 1964. On the eve of the Angels' 1966 move to [[Angel Stadium|Anaheim Stadium]], the series paused for the 1965 pre-season and did not resume until the 1969 pre-season. The exhibition Freeway Series has mostly persisted since its 1969, with only occasional skipped years in 1972, 1980 and 2000-02 pre-seasons,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stephen |first1=Eric |title=Freeway Series history between the Dodgers and Angels |url=https://www.truebluela.com/2018/3/25/17150546/freeway-series-history-dodgers-angels |website=SB Nation: True Blue LA |date=March 25, 2018 |access-date=2023-03-21}}</ref> the latter of which was the result of bad blood that developed between the teams' front offices following the Dodgers' late cancellation of the 2000 pre-season Freeway Series to play the [[New York Yankees]], which left the Angels to scramble to find a last minute replacement club to play. While the novelty and transition of the exhibition Freeway Series lost much of its luster following MLB's adoption of regular season interleague play, the exhibition Freeway Series continues to this day. Generally, the exhibition Freeway Series is two or three games, with at least one game played at each of [[Dodger Stadium]] and [[Angel Stadium]] between the end of the [[Cactus League]] and [[Opening Day]], and is extremely well attended for preseason games (for example, the average attendance for the 2023 preseason Freeway Series was 36,108.<ref>Box Scores:{{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/gameday/angels-vs-dodgers/2023/03/26/719415/final/box |title=Angels @ Dodgers: March 26, 2023, Attendance: 37,192}}, {{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-angels/2023/03/27/719413/final/box |title=Dodgers @ Angels: March 27, 2023, Attendance: 35,067}}, and {{cite news|url=https://www.mlb.com/gameday/dodgers-vs-angels/2023/03/28/719408/final/box |title=Dodgers @ Angels: March 28, 2023, Attendance: 36,067}}</ref>
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| footer = The Angels' [[Mike Trout]] and the Dodgers' [[Clayton Kershaw]] both won the [[MLB MVP|MVP]] awards for their respective leagues in [[2014 Major League Baseball season|2014]].
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In anticipation of the Angels moving to Anaheim for the 1966 season, the Angels renamed as the "California Angels". They would keep this name from late-1965 to 1996 and rename as the "Anaheim Angels" from 1997 to 2004. After the Angels added ''Los Angeles'' to their official name in 2005 (as the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"), the rivalry took on renewed interest, as the series took on a more intracity atmosphere. Throughout the 2005 season, Dodger Stadium listed the Angels as "ANA" on its out-of-town scoreboard and team schedules, as it was prior to Angels' name change. However, the Dodgers now post "LAA" on both their scoreboard and schedules. Dodger broadcaster [[Vin Scully]] refers to the team as just the Angels when mentioning them on the air. Dodgers tickets still refer to the Angels as the "Anaheim Angels." As of the 2011 season, however, the Angels' out-of-town scoreboard in right field still lists the Dodgers by their pre-2005 "LA" abbreviation instead of "LAD". The Angels' name change was largely opposed by the Dodgers organization, city and county of Los Angeles, Anaheim, every other city in Orange County, and fans on both sides. The prevailing argument was that the Angels did not play within Los Angeles county limits, and that adding LA to the name inaccurately represented the location and background of the team's fans. The Angels' ownership countered that bringing the Los Angeles name to the American League was beneficial to the entire region and organization.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://laist.com/2008/06/16/la_angels_name_change_hearing_postp.php|title=Archived copy|access-date=March 16, 2012|archive-date=July 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701221347/http://laist.com/2008/06/16/la_angels_name_change_hearing_postp.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Furthermore, the Census Bureau's definition of [[Greater Los Angeles]] includes [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] in its definition, and the Angels have always used Los Angeles stations to broadcast their TV and radio games. The adding of the "Los Angeles" to the Angels name still causes some resentment in the minds of both Angel and Dodger fans today.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-los-angeles-team-name-20190612-story.html|title=Column: Los Angeles Angels? Disingenuous team name is as laughable as ever|last=Markazi|first=Arash|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 12, 2019|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>

Regular- and post-season games between the two teams take place at either [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim]] or [[Dodger Stadium]]. The two stadiums are located approximately {{Convert|30|mi|km}} apart,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=1000+Elysian+Park+Ave,+Los+Angeles,+CA+90012&daddr=2000+Gene+Autry+Way,+Anaheim,+CA+92806&ie=UTF8&z=11&om=1|title=Driving directions to 2000 E Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, CA 92806|work=Google Maps}}</ref> and take approximately 40–50 minutes to travel via [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] or [[Amtrak]] from their closest stations, [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] and the [[Anaheim Station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metrolinktrains.com/schedules/?type=station&originId=107&destinationId=128&weekend=0|title=Metrolink schedule from Union Station to Anaheim|work=Metrolink}}</ref>

At one point, both teams were owned by major media conglomerates: the Angels had been owned by [[the Walt Disney Company]],<ref name=Media/> and the Dodgers were owned by [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] (each company owned one of the MLB broadcast partners, with News Corporation changing its name to [[21st Century Fox]] in 2013, and subsequently being [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|purchased]] by [[the Walt Disney Company]] in 2019).<ref name=Media/> Both teams have been sold in recent years.

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| footer = [[Shohei Ohtani]] spent his first 6 seasons with the Angels before signing a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers in 2023.
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During the [[2002 World Series]], there was a moment of peace in the rivalry as a result of the nightmares the Dodgers and their fans were facing because the Angels played the [[San Francisco Giants]], the fierce [[Dodgers–Giants rivalry|in-state rival]]s of the Dodgers.<ref name=2002WorldSeries>{{cite news|quote=Dodgers fans look to the Angels coaching staff&mdash;former Dodgers Mike Scioscia, Mickey Hatcher, Ron Roenicke and Alfredo Griffin&mdash;as another reason to like the Angels...The Southern California connection, as well as the north-south divide, also plays a role...Most true-blue Dodgers fans are looking beyond Mickey Mouse and are hoping the Angels reduce the Giants to gnats.|title=Many Dodgers fans wearing a halo|date=October 21, 2002|first=Richard|last=Chang|newspaper=Orange County Register|page=Angels}}</ref><ref name=Peace>{{cite news|quote=The way Angel Manager Mike Scioscia figures it, Dodger fans will be rooting for the Angels during the World Series, if only as the lesser of two evils. As a former Dodger catcher, Scioscia is well aware that a Dodger fan's two favorite teams are the Dodgers and whoever is playing the Giants.|title=Angel Report /Notes; Rodriguez Giving a Sneak Preview|date=October 18, 2002|first=Bill|last=Shaikin|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=D10}}</ref><ref name=NewYorkPost/> ''The Los Angeles Times'' called the series "the Dodgers' 'Nightmare Series.'"<ref name=Media>{{cite news|title=Angels' Dream Is Fox's Nightmare|date=October 28, 2002|first=Mike|last=Penner|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=U3}}</ref> The ''New York Post'' called it "the worst-scenario World Series for the Dodgers."<ref name=NewYorkPost>{{cite news|quote=This is the worst-scenario World Series for the Dodgers...San Francisco is the Dodgers' most hated NL rival. The Angels are the Dodgers' neighbors to the south...'This is not a good situation for the Dodgers,' [[Paul Lo Duca|(Paul) Lo Duca]] admitted. But he said because he has a relationship with Scioscia and former Dodger coaches and current Angel coaches Mickey Hatcher and Ron Roenicke, it would be easy for him to root for Anaheim.|title=Mike Makes Right|date=October 20, 2002|first=Joel|last=Sherman|newspaper=New York Post|page=98}}</ref> ''The San Francisco Chronicle'' called the series "a Dodger fan's worst nightmare."<ref>{{cite news|quote=This Series is a Dodger fan's worst nightmare.|title=Dodger fans cross the line, seek Series tickets|date=October 19, 2002|first=Joe|last=Garofoli|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|page=A14}}</ref> The Dodgers and their fans, including Chairman [[Robert A. Daly|Bob Daly]] and former manager [[Tommy Lasorda]], rooted for the eventual champions and attended their games in Anaheim.<ref name=2002WorldSeries/><ref name=Peace/><ref name=NewYorkPost/> Lasorda was at Game 2 and stood behind the batting cage and said that he's a big fan of Angels manager [[Mike Scioscia]] (Scioscia had spent his entire 13 year playing career with the Dodgers).<ref>{{cite news|title=Lasorda watches Series with pride, prejudice|date=October 21, 2002|first1=Bob|last1=Brookover|first2=Jim|last2=Salisbury|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=C6|quote=Although Lasorda could never cheer for any team other than the Dodgers, he obviously is a big Scioscia fan, who spent his entire pro career as a Dodger under Lasorda.}}</ref> Daly attended Game 7 and sat near the Angels dugout, as a fan of late Angels owner [[Gene Autry]].<ref>{{cite news|quote=There was little doubt where Dodger Chairman Bob Daly's allegiances were...&mdash;the Brooklyn native was seated two rows behind the Angel dugout for Game 7...'I grew up...loving [[Gene Autry]], so for me this was easy,' Daly said of the late Angel owner. 'The Angels...have a good team,...played very well, and...I've enjoyed it.'|title=Spotlight; Dodgers' Daly Pulls for Angels to Win|date=October 28, 2002|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=U2}}</ref> This series was the Angels first championship, while the Dodgers' most recent title came in the [[2024 World Series]].

History was made in {{mlby|2014}} when two MVPs were chosen from the same metropolitan area with the Angels outfielder Mike Trout winning the [[American League MVP]] and Dodger pitcher [[Clayton Kershaw]] winning [[National League MVP]] for the year. This occurred again in {{mlby|2019}} when the Angels' Trout and Dodgers' [[Cody Bellinger]] won their league's respective MVP awards.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/14/mlb-mvp-mike-trout-cody-bellinger | title=Dodgers' Cody Bellinger, Angels' Mike Trout win Most Valuable Player honors | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=November 15, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/la-sweep-angels-trout-dodgers-bellinger-win-mvp-awards-1.24008615 |title=LA Sweep: Angels' Trout, Dodgers' Bellinger win MVP awards &#124; Times Colonist |access-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116232223/https://www.timescolonist.com/la-sweep-angels-trout-dodgers-bellinger-win-mvp-awards-1.24008615 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Another recent point of contention between the two fanbases occurred on December 9, 2023, when Angels’ star [[Shohei Ohtani]] signed with the Dodgers for $700 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bollinger|first=Rhett|title=LIVE: Dodgers-Angels Spring Breakout|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-angels-spring-breakout-2024-faq|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=March 16, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref> Ohtani's decision to leave the Angels to sign with the Dodgers led to some Angels fans dubbing him a "traitor" and "sell-out".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5129506/2023/12/11/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-contract-deferrals/ |title=Shohei Ohtani to defer $68 million per year in unusual arrangement with Dodgers: Sources |work=The Athletic |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=December 11, 2023 |first=Fabian and Evan Drellich |last=Ardaya |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211235259/https://theathletic.com/5129506/2023/12/11/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-contract-deferrals/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the firing of [[Ippei Mizuhara]] in 2024 due to his theft of $4.5 million from Ohtani for [[sports betting]], animosity towards Ohtani's departure from Angels fans only grew. The first regular season meetings between the two teams since the signing took place on June 21, 2024 at [[Dodger Stadium]] and on September 3, 2024 at [[Angel Stadium]].

==Club success==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%"
|-
! Team
! [[List of World Series champions|World Series Titles]]
! League pennants
! Division titles
! [[Wild card (sports)|Wild Card Berths]]
! Playoff Appearances
! All-time Regular Season record
! Win Percentage
! Seasons played
|-
! [[Los Angeles Angels]]<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/ Los Angeles Angels history at baseball-reference.com</ref>
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 10
| 5021–5,115–3
| {{Winning percentage|5021|5115|3|record=n}}
| 64
|-
! [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/ Los Angeles Dodgers history at baseball-reference.com</ref>
| '''7'''
| '''13'''
| '''22'''
| '''3'''
| '''29'''
| '''5,808–4,788–6'''
| '''{{Winning percentage|5808|4788|6|record=n}}'''
| '''67'''
|-
! Combined
! 8
! 14
! 31
! 4
! 39
! 10,829–9,903–9
! {{Winning percentage|10829|9903|9|record=n}}
! 67 in LA<br>131 total
|-
|}

Note: Dodgers records only from 1958 when they moved to Los Angeles.<br>
As of January 16, 2025.

===Summary of results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! LAA vs. LAD
! Angels wins
! Dodgers wins
! Angels runs
! Dodgers runs
|-
| Regular season
| 78
| 73
| 639
| 635
<!--
|-
| World Series
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
! Total
! 78
! 73
| 639
| 635
-->
|-
|}
<small>Updated to most recent meeting, May 18, 2025.</small>

==Season-by-season results==
{{Game log start|style={{Baseball primary style|}};|title= Los Angeles Angels vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Season-by-Season Results}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};|title=1990s (Dodgers, 9–5)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Anaheim Angels]] |at [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] |Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|1997}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers<br>4{{nbnd}}0
| [[Interleague play]] was introduced in the {{mlby|1997}} season, marking the first time the Angels and Dodgers played each other in the regular season.<br>As a result of [[City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP]], Angels change name from "California Angels" to "Anaheim Angels".<br>First time Dodgers sweep the Angels.
|-
| {{mlby|1998}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | '''3–1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels, 2–0
| Tie, 1–1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers<br>5–3
| 
|-
| {{mlby|1999}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers<br>9{{nbnd}}5
| First year of 6-game home-and-away format.<br>Starting with their loss to the Dodgers on July 16, Angels go on a 11-game losing streak.
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};|title=2000s (Angels, 36–24)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] |at [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] |Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|2000}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers 11–9
| 
|-
| {{mlby|2001}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| Tie<br>13{{nbnd}}13
|
|- 
| {{mlby|2002}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| Tie<br>16{{nbnd}}16
| Angels advance to the American League playoffs as the Wild Card.<br>Angels win [[2002 World Series]].
|-
| {{mlby|2003}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels<br>20{{nbnd}}18
|
|-
| {{mlby|2004}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Anaheim Angels}};" | Angels<br>23{{nbnd}}21
| Angels win 6 games in a row against the Dodgers, their longest winning streak against the Dodgers.<br>On June 25 at Dodger Stadium, Angels defeat the Dodgers 13-0, their most runs scored in a game against the Dodgers and their largest victory against the Dodgers with a 13-run differential.<br>Both teams make the [[2004 Major League Baseball postseason|postseason]] for the first time.
|-
| {{mlby|2005}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''5{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>28{{nbnd}}22
| Angels rename to "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" (see [[City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP]] for more information.)<br>Angels win American League West Division title and finish as runner-up in their respective league championship series.
|-
| {{mlby|2006}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2–1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>30{{nbnd}}26
| On May 19 at Dodgers Stadium, Dodgers defeat the Angels 16–3, their most runs scored in a game against the Angels and their largest victory against the Angels with a 13-run differential.<br>Dodgers advance to the National League playoffs as the Wild Card, Angels finished second in the American League West Division standings.
|-
| {{mlby|2007}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''5{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>35{{nbnd}}27
| Angels win their first of three consecutive American League West Division titles.
|-
| {{mlby|2008}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>38{{nbnd}}30
| Angels finish with the best record in the league (100-62).<br>Both teams win their respective divisions.<br>Dodgers finish as runner-up in their National league championship series.

|-
| {{mlby|2009}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>41{{nbnd}}33
| Both teams win their respective divisions and finish as runners-ups in their respective league championship series.
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};|title=2010s (Angels, 29–21)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Los Angeles Angels|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels]] |at [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] |Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|2010}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''5{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>46{{nbnd}}34
| First Angels sweep at Dodger Stadium.
|-
| {{mlby|2011}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>50{{nbnd}}36
|
|-
| {{mlby|2012}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>54{{nbnd}}38
|
|-
| {{mlby|2013}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''2{{nbnd}}2'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels, 2–0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2–0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>56–40
| Series changed to four-game format with two in each city, except in years the AL West plays the NL West (2015, 2018, 2020, 2021)<br>Dodgers win their first of eight consecutive National League West Division titles (current).<br>Dodgers finish as runner-up in their National league championship series.
|-
| {{mlby|2014}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| Tie, 1{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>57{{nbnd}}43
| Angels finish with the best record in the league (98-64).<br>Both teams win their respective divisions.
|-
| {{mlby|2015}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''5{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim}};" | Angels<br>58{{nbnd}}48
| Dodgers win 7 games in a row against the Angels.<br>Dodgers win National League West Division.
|-
| {{mlby|2016}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}1'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}0
| Tie, 1{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>61{{nbnd}}49
| Angels name reverts to "Los Angeles Angels"<br>Dodgers win National League West Division and finish as runner-up in their National league championship series.
|-
| {{mlby|2017}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''2{{nbnd}}2'''
| Tie, 1{{nbnd}}1
| Tie, 1{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>63{{nbnd}}51
| On June 26, Angels' win against the Dodgers snapped the Dodgers' 10-game winning streak.<br>Dodgers finish with the best record in the league (104–58).<br>Dodgers win National League West Division and lose [[2017 World Series]]. 
|-
| {{mlby|2018}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>66{{nbnd}}54
| Dodgers win National League West Division and lose [[2018 World Series]].
|-
| {{mlby|2019}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>70{{nbnd}}54
| First season series sweep by the Angels and first by either team since 1997, the first year with interleague play.<br>Dodgers win National League West Division.
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};|title=2020s (Dodgers, 19{{nbnd}}8)|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Los Angeles Angels]] |at [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] |Overall series|Notes}}
|-
| {{mlby|2020}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''6{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>70{{nbnd}}60
| Season shortened to 60 games due to [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports#Baseball|COVID-19 pandemic]].<br>Second season series sweep by the Dodgers.<br>Dodgers finish with the best record in the league (43–17)<br>Dodgers win National League West Division, National league pennant, and [[2020 World Series]], their first World Series championship since the [[1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season|1988 season]].
|-
| {{mlby|2021}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''3{{nbnd}}3'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>73{{nbnd}}63
| [[Albert Pujols]] signs with the Dodgers after being released by the Angels on May 17.
|-
| {{mlby|2022}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>73{{nbnd}}67
| Third season series sweep by the Dodgers.<br>Dodgers finish with the best record in the league (111–51).
|-
| {{mlby|2023}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''Dodgers'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | '''4{{nbnd}}0'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 2{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>73{{nbnd}}71
| All MLB teams start playing each other annually. Four-game format (two games at each ballpark) used for interleague rivals. Fourth season series sweep by the Dodgers.<br>Dodgers finish the longest win streak of the series, a 10-game winning streak.
|-
| {{mlby|2024}}
| '''Tie'''
| '''2{{nbnd}}2'''
| Tie, 1{{nbnd}}1
| Tie, 1{{nbnd}}1
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>75{{nbnd}}73
| [[Shohei Ohtani]] signs with the Dodgers after six seasons with the Angels.<br>Dodgers win National League West Division, National League pennant, and [[2024 World Series]]
|-
| {{mlby|2025}}
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''Angels'''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''3{{nbnd}}0'''
| ''Upcoming August 11{{nbnd}}13''
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 3{{nbnd}}0
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels<br>78{{nbnd}}73
| Return of six-game format with each team hosting a three-game series
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style={{Baseball primary style|}};|title=Summary of Results|Season|colspan2=2|Season series|at [[Los Angeles Angels]] |at [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] |Notes}}
|-
| Overall Regular Season<!--Through September 4, 2024-->
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''Angels''' 
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | '''78{{nbnd}}73'''
| <!--at LAA--> style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Angels}};" | Angels, 43{{nbnd}}31
| <!--at LAD--> style="{{Baseball primary style|Los Angeles Dodgers}};" | Dodgers, 42{{nbnd}}35
|
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log end}}

===Postseason series===
As of {{by|2024}}, the two sides have never met in the postseason. To meet in the postseason would require that they both advance to the [[World Series]] in the same year. To date, the two teams have made the playoffs in the same season four times: 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2014. In 2009, both teams advanced to their respective [[League Championship Series]]. The Angels lost the [[2009 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] 4–2 to the [[2009 World Series|eventual champion]] [[New York Yankees]], while the Dodgers lost the [[2009 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], 4–1. This would be the only time each team qualified for its League Championship Series in the same season.

The Angels won their only World Series appearance in {{wsy|2002}}. The Dodgers have seen eight World Series titles and seven in Los Angeles, most recently winning in {{Wsy|2024}}.

==See also==
*[[Major League Baseball rivalries]]

===Other rivalries in the Los Angeles area===
*'''National Hockey League:''' [[Freeway Face-Off]]
*'''College Football:''' [[UCLA–USC rivalry]]
*'''Major League Soccer:''' [[El Tráfico]]
*'''Major League Soccer:''' [[Honda SuperClasico]] (former)
*'''National Basketball Association:''' [[Lakers–Clippers rivalry]]

==References==
;Inline citations
{{Reflist}}

;Bibliography
*{{cite news|last=DiGiovanna|first=Mike|date=June 18, 2007|title=Freeway Series is Turning into a Romp|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}
*{{cite news|last=Newhan|first=Ron|title=Freeway Series Pits Dodgers Against Bad Angels|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=<!--March 31-->}}

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