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Detmers

Detmers had 17 whiffs tonight but just five strikeouts. He also walked three for the third start in a row. He had that many walks in just three of his first 15 starts this year. He’ll have ample trade value for the Angels with a decent July, but he hasn’t helped by posting a 5.40 ERA in his last three outings. His final start before the break will likely come Thursday in Texas.

Detmers struck out eight. He isn’t a great bet in shallow leagues while continuing to toil for the hapless Angels, but the good news is that it seems quite likely that he’ll be traded to a contender next month. It’s entirely possible that he’ll be a top starter down the stretch if that happens. He’s due to face the Red Sox next weekend.

Luckily for Detmers, his offense came alive with five runs in the final two innings to save him from being saddled with a loss. The left-hander struck out four and walked four while posting a 64 percent strike rate. Detmers was able to convert when he got into two-strike counts, and his slider missed tons of at-bats against a right-heavy lineup; however, he struggled to get into two-strike counts, and the command for his fastball wasn’t great. He’ll square off against the Athletics again at home next week.

Detmers continued his outstanding run of pitching with seven shutout innings against the Diamondbacks. He scattered three hits and did not issue a walk while striking out three batters. It’s his second straight start with zero walks and has allowed just one run across 20 innings over his last three outings. The 26-year-old left-hander will take a 3.68 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and a 100/24 K/BB ratio across 88 innings into a start against the Athletics in Sacramento on Sunday.

Detmers might have been this pitcher two or three years ago if drafted into a healthier organization, but better late than never. He has a 97/24 K/BB in 81 innings, and while his ERA still sits at 4.00, the estimators have him right around 3.00, which is how he’ll be valued if the Angels finally trade him this summer. He’ll face Arizona next Tuesday.

Detmers put together his most impressive start of the season, holding the Dodgers scoreless over six frames. He scattered just two hits and two walks, striking out six batters on 14 whiffs. The Angels couldn’t provide any run support as Detmers was one-upped by his counterpart, with Roki Sasaki going seven scoreless. Detmers comes away with a 4.26 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and an 88/24 K/BB ratio across 74 innings. He’ll take on the Astros in Anaheim on Wednesday.

Detmers surrendered a leadoff homer to Yandy Díaz, then stranded the bases loaded in a 32-pitch first inning. He settled in for three scoreless frames before giving up two more runs in the fifth. Detmers would complete the inning and end his day at 92 pitches. He generated 13 whiffs to collect seven strikeouts. The 26-year-old left-hander will take a 4.63 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and an 82/22 K/BB ratio across 68 innings into a start against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Friday.

Jake Burger hit a homer to start the second inning, but aside from that, Detmers retired all 24 batters he faced. He’s the first pitcher this year to retire 21 in a row in a game, and his 14 strikeouts matched the MLB season high for a pitcher, which was established by Seattle’s Emerson Hancock against the Royals on May 2. Detmers’ previous high for strikeouts was 12, which he’d done four times. It’s the ninth time in his career that he’s pitched at least seven innings and allowed no more than one earned run. Four of those have come against the Rangers. Detmers, currently 1-5 with a 4.57 ERA, will face the Rays next.

Detmers had retired the first seven A’s batters before unraveling in the third inning. With two runners on and two outs, he gave up five straight hits to bring six runs home. He hung in to give the Angels three more innings, pitching into the sixth. Detmers would depart with two outs and two runners on. Both inherited runners would come in to score. The 26-year-old left-hander will carry a 5.07 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 61/19 K/BB ratio across 55 innings into a start against the Rangers in Anaheim on Sunday.

Detmers gave up a leadoff homer to Angel Martínez in the bottom of the first and later fueled a couple of rallies with a pair of walks and a HBP. It’s not a horrible outing, but it’s just not enough for the Angels, who dropped to 2-7 in his starts. At this rate, he might finally get traded this summer. His 53/17 K/BB in 49 1/3 innings is pretty solid, and there are surely a few teams that would like to see if they could get more from him than his current 4.38 ERA. He’ll face the A’s next time out.