Los Angeles Angels pitcher Reid Detmers delivered a dominant performance on Sunday night, striking out a career-high 14 batters without issuing a walk over eight innings at Angel Stadium.
His outing helped the Angels secure their 20th victory of the season, a 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers.
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Detmers allowed just one run on a solo home run by Jake Burger in the second inning.
After that, he retired the final 21 batters he faced, throwing 96 pitches with 69 strikes. He faced only one batter over the minimum.
The start significantly lowered his ERA from 5.07 to 4.57, according to sportingnews. com.
It also marked the fewest hits he has allowed in a start since August 8, 2023, when he permitted just one hit over 7.1 innings against Texas.
Prior to Sunday, Detmers had been struggling, losing three consecutive decisions.
In his previous start on Tuesday, he allowed eight earned runs on eight hits in a loss to the Oakland Athletics.
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He also walked six batters in 3.2 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 8.
Historically, Detmers has found success against the current Texas roster, limiting them to a .
118 batting average with six hits in 51 at-bats and a 41.8 percent strikeout rate.
In the 2025 season, he made 61 relief appearances, posting a 3.96 ERA with five blown saves.
Detmers exited the game in the ninth inning with the score tied 1-1.
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The Angels, who entered with the worst record in baseball, won in the bottom of the ninth when Oswald Peraza drove in the game-winning run on the team's fourth hit of the night.
