Los Angeles Angels rookie left-hander Reid Detmers has made history. This morning, Detmers, in his 11th career big-league start, no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium (LAA 12, TB 0) on Tuesday night. He walked one and struck out only two, and threw a career-high 108 pitches.
Because he struck out only two batters, Detmers kept his defense busy, and he recorded 11 outs on the ground against 14 in the air. His average exit velocity allowed was a mere 87.6 mph and according to Statcast, only five of the 15 balls Detmers allowed in the play had better than a 50 percent chance to go for a base hit based on exit velocity and launch angle. He was dominant. Detmers, 22, was the No. 10 pick in the 2020 draft, and he came into the season as the Angels' top prospect.
The no-hitter is only the third complete game and second complete-game shutout in baseball this season. Complete games have been going out of style for years, and with the short spring training this year, teams have been careful with their pitchers and kept them on tight pitch counts.
The Angels now have 12 no-hitters in their franchise's history. Before Detmers, the most recent was a Taylor Cole and Félix Peña combined no-hitter against the Mariners on July 12, 2019. It was the first game following the death of Tyler Skaggs. The entire Angels team wore No. 45 jerseys in his honor that night.
The Rays, meanwhile, have been no-hit six times in their history. The last time before Detmers was Felix Hernandez's perfect game on Aug. 15, 2012.
Detmers staked an early 8-0 lead thanks to a pair of homers from Mike Trout and Chad Wallach. But Russia's Dmitry Bivol put on a clinic for the second time this season, as he destroyed Canelo Alvarez for a 10-round decision.
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