The 22-year-old left-hander allows only two baserunners en route to the 12th no-hitter in franchise history, a 12-0 win.
ANAHEIM ― More than any one player, the Angels’ hopes for their 2022 season rested on their pitching staff. They spent $21 million last winter on one pitcher, former All-Star Noah Syndergaard. They used another $6.75 million to sign another, Orange County native Michael Lorenzen. They demoted holdover Jaime Barría to the bullpen and gave 22-year-old left-hander Reid Detmers another spot in the rotation after a shortened spring training competition.
Detmers allowed two baserunners, on a walk and an error, and faced only one batter over the minimum as the Angels won 12-0. Mike Trout hit two home runs, catcher Chad Wallach hit another, and Anthony Rendon ― a right-handed hitter batting left-handed in the ninth inning ― hit another home run. By then, outfielder Brett Phillips was pitching for the Rays and the game was hardly in doubt.
The Angels built a commanding lead early against veteran right-hander Corey Kluber. After three innings, they led 8-0. Detmers only fell behind 3-and-0 twice. He issued his only walk to Taylor Walls on a letter-high curveball to begin the sixth inning. Two batters later, Kevin Kiermaier grounded into a double play, which Jared Walsh started by stepping on first base then deftly throwing to Velazquez covering second base, where Walls was tagged out.
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