Detmers, who held the Dodgers to two hits in seven scoreless innings, says he has been tweaking his slider to throw it at different speeds, which gives the hitters “a different look.”
ANAHEIM — Reid Detmers’ slider, the pitch that he used to turn around his season last year, might have arrived just in time to turn around his season this year.
Detmers’ average slider on Tuesday night was 87.9 mph, which is down from his average of 90 mph coming into the game. Now, Detmers said it’s not just a matter of slower is better, but the ability to throw it at different speeds depending on the situation is better.The Dodgers whiffed on seven of their 18 swings on Detmers’ 36 sliders.
Detmers gave up singles in the second and seventh, and both times he stranded the runners at first base. He issued a one-out walk in the fourth.“That was probably the best I’ve seen him, considering how the game was going, the lineup he’s facing,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “Obviously, those guys at the top are the best top of the order in baseball and he went right through them, pitched great.
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