Pair of crooked innings sink Angels
The Angels get blown out by the Athletics thanks to two crooked innings.
The Los Angeles Angels Reid Detmers #48 pitches during an MLB game against The Athletics on May 19th, 2026 at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Left-hander Reid Detmers pitched about five solid innings on Tuesday night, but the problem is the one lousy inning that spoiled it all.
Detmers only allowed two runs on one hit and two walks in five out of the six innings he pitched in, and collected eight strikeouts, but he allowed six runs on seven hits in the third inning alone. That, paired with another blowup inning in the eighth, ultimately led the Angels to their demise. The Angels lost 14-6 against the Athletics.
Things couldn’t have started any better for Detmers, as he struck out five of the six batters he faced to get through two innings of work. But after getting the leadoff man out, the wheels fell off. He allowed back-to-back singles before getting a flyout for the second out.
Then, with two outs, the Athletics strung together five consecutive hits to put up the six runs. “I left a couple of pitches over the plate,” Detmers said. “A lot of soft contact.