Angels Lefty Reid Detmers Has No-Hitter Thru 8 Against Rays | Sports News
By JOE REEDY, AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)-Los Angeles Angels rookie Reid Detmers has a no-hitter in eight innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, a bid that saved a borderline error call in the seventh.
The 22-year-old threw for 94 pitches on Tuesday night, striking two and walking one. The Angels led 8-0.
Brett Phillips reached one of the seventh when first baseman Jared Walsh went to his right and broke Phillips ’grounder. People cheered and Walsh applauded a few moments later when the videoboard showed that the official scorer decided it was a mistake.
Harold Ramirez hit a fly ball into the warning track in the middle before it was caught by Brandon Marsh and Arozarena flew to center to end the inning.
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Detmers got three flyouts in the eighth of 11 pitches.
Detmers retired his first 15 hitters before Taylor Walls pulled a lead-off walk in the sixth. Anthony Rendon made a nice jump to get Vidal Bruján’s line drive, and Kevin Kiermaier played a double play to end the inning.
Detmers made a nice defensive play in the fifth when he quickly grabbed the grounder in the middle of Randy Arozarena.
The left-hander tried to throw a second no-hitter in the majors this season after five New York Mets’ pitchers teamed up for one against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 29. There is a record of nine no-hitters in the majors last season.
Detmers made his 11th career start. He was the 10th overall pick in the 2020 draft from the University of Louisville and made his major league debut last year.
Detmers entered the game with a 2-4 career mark and a 6.33 ERA. He’s 1-1 with a 5.32 ERA in his first five starts this season.
This is the first time the Detmers have gone even seven innings in a game. His best career ever was six innings last season against Houston.
The Angel’s last no-hitter was July 12, 2019, when Taylor Cole and Félix Peña teamed up for one against the Seattle Mariners in the team’s first home game following the death of starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs .
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