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On a night that saw Justin Verlander make a bid for his fourth career no-hitter, it was Reid Detmers, making just his 11th career start, who recorded the first individual no-no of the 2022 season.
Detmers dazzled in the Angels’ 12–0 win over the Rays on Tuesday night in Anaheim. Across nine innings, he allowed only two base runners—Taylor Walls led off the sixth inning with a walk and Brett Phillips reached on a Jared Walsh error with one out in the seventh. Detmers had only two strikeouts, but he was efficient (108 pitches) and limited hard contact.
