-
Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after giving up a home run to Luis Torrens of the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Chris Flexen of the Seattle Mariners pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Magneuris Sierra of the Los Angeles Angels scores a run during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Magneuris Sierra of the Los Angeles Angels scores a run during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Taylor Ward of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates with Mickey Moniak after scoring during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Mickey Moniak of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after his home run against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels stands for the national anthem before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Mitch Haniger of the Seattle Mariners runs to the dugout during the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels looks on during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels stands on deck during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Mickey Moniak of the Los Angeles Angels congratulates David Fletcher on his two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Chris Flexen of the Seattle Mariners reacts after conceding a two-run home run to David Fletcher of the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Third base coach Mike Gallego of the Los Angeles Angels congratulates David Fletcher on his two-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the sixth inning at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels stands on deck during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after a strike during the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels looks on before the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels pitches during the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
-
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels stands on deck during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on August 06, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SEATTLE — The new and improved Reid Detmers continues to give the Angels hope for the future.
Detmers gave up one run in seven innings in the Angels’ 7-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the second game of a split doubleheader on Saturday night.
Detmers’ performance, along with homers by Mickey Moniak and David Fletcher, helped the Angels split after they lost the first game, 2-1.
Unfortunately for the Angels, even the victory included some bad news. Moniak’s left middle finger was wrapped around the bat when a pitch hit him as he was bunting for a hit in the ninth inning. Moniak was sent for X-rays, and manager Phil Nevin was not optimistic as he awaited the results.
“It’s not looking good,” Nevin said. “I’m crushed for him. But it’s part of the game.”
The apparent injury came just after Moniak had hit his second homer in four games, giving some hope that perhaps he’s finding the swing that the Philadelphia Phillies could not get out of him after they made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft. The Angels picked him up in the Noah Syndergaard trade earlier this week.
“I loved what I’ve seen from him,” Nevin said. “The defense. The offense. He’s going to be a part of this group.”
As is Detmers.
The 23-year-old rookie left-hander, has now posted a 1.26 ERA over 28-2/3 innings in five starts since he returned from a brief demotion to Triple-A. He has struck out 34 and walked 10.
Even though he’d pitched a no-hitter in May, Detmers had a 4.66 ERA when he was sent down in June. At Salt Lake, Detmers made a minor tweak to his delivery that helped him throw his slider, and since then he’s been a different pitcher.
“I think you’re seeing a really good one just growing before our eyes,” Nevin said. “He’s making adjustments on the mound. Today he was able to land changeups behind in the count. The slider was what it’s been his last few times out.”
Nevin was particularly impressed with the way he finished.
Detmers cruised through the first four innings, allowing just one hit. The Mariners began to get to him in the fifth, including a Luis Torrens homer. Detmers got a double play to escape in the sixth. In the seventh, he gave up two hits as his pitch-count reached 100.
Nevin left him in the game, and he struck out Sam Haggerty — who had two of the hits against him — on his 106th pitch of the night.
“To me it’s a learning moment for him,” Nevin said. “I want him to be able to pitch out of those jams. He’s somebody that we consider that’s going to pitch at the front end of a rotation and those guys do that. They reach back when their pitch count is up where it was and get big outs in the seventh and eighth innings. We saw in the no-hitter obviously he got hungry and went after guys and then we’re seeing it more and more each time out. I feel like he’s he’s improving each time.”
Detmers said he appreciated his manager’s confidence to try to get out of that inning.
“That was huge,” Detmers said. “Obviously. I wanted to finish the seventh. I didn’t know if my pitch count was going to let me. I got out of it. Got a couple swings and misses. It felt good.”
Nevin gave him the opportunity because he was trying to preserve the bullpen in the second game of a doubleheader and also because the offense had provided a 5-1 lead.
The Angels scored two in the third, on a Taylor Ward RBI double and Max Stassi’s run-scoring single. In the fourth, Moniak hit his second homer in the past three days, driving a fastball over the middle of the plate over the right field fence. Moniak’s homer boosted the lead to 3-0, and then two innings later David Fletcher hit a two-run homer to give the Angels a 5-1 lead.
It was Fletcher’s second homer in the week since he’s been back from a two-month stay on the injured list rehabbing from hip surgery.
“You can tell he’s healthy,” Nevin said. “He’s able to get everything behind the ball. Offensively for me, this is the guy we’ve seen when he’s good. There was definitely something affecting all spring and in the first part of the year.”
from Signage https://ift.tt/QzL1B8p
via Irvine Sign Company
from Signage https://ift.tt/GDMF70P
via Irvine Sign Company
