Detmers retires 24 of 25, K's 14 as Angels sweep
Key takeaways
- Detmers retired 24 of 25 batters, allowing a home run to Jake Burger on a changeup leading off the second.
- Detmers became only the second player in Angels history to strike out 14 while allowing one or fewer hits in an outing.
- Detmers' 14 strikeouts with no walks also tied the second-most Ks in a game in Angels history (Frank Tanana had 17 strikeouts and no walks on June 21, 1975, against the Rangers).
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Reid Detmers was nearly perfect for eight innings while striking out a career-high 14, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 Sunday night on Justin Foscue's ninth-inning throwing error for their first series sweep this season.
Detmers retired 24 of 25 batters, allowing a home run to Jake Burger on a changeup leading off the second. He induced 23 misses among 51 swings and his strikeouts tied Seattle's Emerson Hancock on May 2 against Kansas City for the most in the major leagues this season.
Detmers became only the second player in Angels history to strike out 14 while allowing one or fewer hits in an outing. He joins Nolan Ryan who did it three times (1972, 1973, 1974), twice in no-hitters.