Reid Detmers bolstered his trade value with seven dominant innings in Phoenix, while Mike Trout and Zach Neto provided the offensive sparks for the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers continues to make his case for one of the top pitchers on the market entering the 2026 MLB trade deadline.
Detmers continues to be a hot name on the market, and his latest start might've given teams more of a reason to think about landing him before the August 3 trade deadline.
Detmers threw seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits with no walks in the Angels' 7-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on the road.
Detmers won his third game of the season and lowered his ERA to 3.68, marking the second scoreless outing in his last three starts.
In the same game, Mike Trout had two hits with a home run and three RBIs, and Zach Neto had two hits with a triple and a home run as the top third of the batting order combined for five hits.
Donovan Walton had two hits and two RBIs, and Wade Meckler drove in the other run for the Angels in the victory.
The Angels scored one run in five consecutive innings beginning in the second, and the final run came in the eighth on a Walton RBI single to extend the lead.
Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly had a night to forget as he went 5.1 innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits to raise his ERA to 5.81.
The Angels only used two relievers due to Detmers' huge start. Kirby Yates tossed a hitless eighth inning with one walk, and Chase Silseth ended the game with one hit in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Detmers huge June continued, and his last three starts have been out of this world.
That might mean more teams are taking notice of the left-hander, and the Angels are in a prime position to sell due to them being one of the worst teams in the American League for the entire season.
The Angels lost the first game of the series against the Diamondbacks by one run on Monday, and they will look to win the series on Wednesday.
The Angels will have Sam Aldegheri (2-1, 2.12 ERA) get the start with the Diamondbacks using Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2, 2.55 ERA) in the rubber match.
After Wednesday, the road trip continues as the Angels go to face the Athletics in a four-game set before returning home on Monday to take on the Baltimore Orioles in Anaheim.
