Lefty Reid Detmers reached a significant milestone on Saturday, becoming just the 12th Angels pitcher to record 200 strikeouts in a season and the first left-hander to do so since Chuck Finley in 1999. Detmers struck out five batters to reach 204 on the year and become the first Angels pitcher to top 200 strikeouts in a season since Shohei Ohtani punched out 219 batters in 2022. Afterwards, the offense battled back, with Vaughn Grissom delivering a game-tying solo homer in the ninth and Christian Moore coming through with a walk-off RBI single with two outs in the 11th to lift the Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Twins at Angel Stadium. It marked the fourth win in six games for the Angels, who need to go 3-4 over their last seven games to avoid reaching 100 losses for the first time in franchise history. “I've had a couple moments like that now,” said Moore, who collected his second career walk-off hit. “Whenever I can come in late in the game and I have a chance up there to win a ballgame or try to tie the game up, I always want to be in that spot.” It was a rare showing of run support for Detmers, who otherwise had an uncharacteristically tough night, allowing four runs on six hits over five innings in a no-decision. It snapped a streak of seven straight quality starts for Detmers, who entered with an MLB-best 1.65 ERA in 11 outings since the All-Star break. In his first season back in the rotation after pitching exclusively in relief last year, the 27-year-old has posted a 3.47 ERA with a 1.05 WHIP and 46 walks in 179 innings. He’s expected to make one more start next week in Seattle to cap his stellar season, and was pleased to reach 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career. “It's a good achievement,” Detmers said. “Obviously, it’s a number that everybody looks or works toward throughout the year as a starting pitcher. It’s cool to get there. The outing didn't go as planned, but it is what it is, and you move on to the next with Seattle next week, and hopefully get another win.”
