Detmers Dominates as Angels Edge Royals 1-0

Overview

• Reid Detmers threw eight scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts, allowing two hits and no walks while using 92 pitches to anchor the Angels’ 1-0 win.
• The game’s only run came in the bottom of the eighth when Nolan Schanuel advanced a pinch-runner home, with accounts differing on whether the play was scored an RBI single or a ground ball that deflected off Jac Caglianone.
• Ben Joyce closed the ninth and secured the save with two strikeouts, a finish that followed manager Kurt Suzuki’s decision to remove Detmers after eight strong frames to protect his workload.
• Kansas City starter Randy Dobnak delivered 5.2 scoreless innings with six strikeouts but the Royals managed only two hits all night, singles by Michael Massey and Jac Caglianone.
• Ahead of the game the Angels made roster moves — Michael Fulmer was called up, Sammy Peralta was optioned and Sebastian Rivero was placed on the 60-day IL — and Detmers’ outing served as a corrective to a season record that had not matched his recent effectiveness.