OC Register: Angels’ top pitching prospect Reid Detmers beaten by homers in MLB debut

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  Pitcher Reid Detmers (48) of the Angels lowers his head in the the dugout after being replaced on the mound on his MLB pitching debut in a game against the A’s at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Austin Warren (61) of the Angels pitches against the A’s in the 5th inning in a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Max Stassi (33) of the Angels gets high-fives in the dugout after hitting a home run in the 1st inning scoring David Fletcher (22) in a game against the A’s at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Max Stassi (33) of the Angels rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the 1st inning scoring David Fletcher (22) in a game against the A’s at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  David Fletcher (22) of the Angels looks back to check his foot is still on the base as Matt Olson (28) of the A’s was late with the tag on an attempted pickoff at first base in a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  José Iglesias (4) and Max Stassi (33) of the Angels celebrate after Stassi hit a home run in the 1st inning scoring David Fletcher (22) in a game against the A’s at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Reid Detmers (48) of the Angels pitches agains the A’s in a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Pitcher Reid Detmers (48) of the Angels waits in the dugout just before making his MLB debut in a game against the A’s at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  Pitcher Reid Detmers (48) of the Angels hands the ball to Angels’ manager Joe Maddon as Detmers is replaced on the mound by Austin Warren (61) in the 5th inning during a game against the A’s at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, August 1, 2021. It was Detmers’ MLB pitching debut. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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ANAHEIM — Reid Detmers’ eagerly anticipated big league debut was spoiled in a span of a few minutes.

Detmers, the Angels top pitching prospect, was charged with six runs in an 8-3 loss to the Oakland A’s Sunday, with five of the runs coming on pair of homers in the third inning.

It was not what the Angels or their fans had hoped to see, but it was not too surprising considering that Detmers was making his debut against one of the better teams in the American League after pitching just 13 professional games.

Three of the runs he allowed came on a homer by All-Star Matt Olson, and then two more scored four batters later on a Yan Gomes homer.

That erased an early 3-0 lead, and the Angels would lose for the third time in four games against the team they are desperately trying to catch for the final playoff spot in the American League.

While the present isn’t looking so promising, the Angels had hoped they could at least build some momentum for the future by promoting Detmers, their first-round pick in 2020. They announced that he would make his major league debut after they traded Andrew Heaney on Friday.

Detmers lasted 4-1/3 innings, striking out two and walking two.

He didn’t give up any runs in the first two innings, even though the A’s still worked him for 46 pitches. Part of the problem was first baseman Matt Thaiss made an errant throw to second on what should have been a pickoff of Starling Marte, leading Detmers to throw more pitches.

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Once the A’s had a look at him, they did much better. Also, Detmers hurt himself with his command.

After allowing a pair of singles in the third, he threw a first-pitch fastball belt-high and over the inner half of the plate to Olson, who hit it over the center field fence for a three-run homer.

Detmers then walked Ramon Laureano and threw a 1-and-0 fastball right over the middle to Gomes, who hit it down the left field line for a two-run homer.

Detmers responded nicely with an eight-pitch fourth, but he was then pulled after hitting Olson and giving up a hit to Jed Lowrie in the fifth. Lowrie came around to score while Austin Warren was pitching, closing the book on Detmers.

More to come on this story.

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[TroutField]

1st pitch fastball to Olson was an awful pitch selection, especially for a rookie in his first ever start. 

[Tank]

how soon until he needs TJS?

[Redondo]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

how soon until he needs TJS?

How could you? 

 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Redondo said:

How could you? 

 

i've had a bit of free time on my hands and my darker nature took over for a spell.