Angels vs A's Preview: Rookie Detmers Faces Slam-Propelled A's

Reid Detmers is bringing serious heat to the mound for the Angels on Sunday. This young pitcher has an incredible 1.55 ERA this season. That's elite-level stuff. Detmers has struck out 26 batters and keeps runners off base with a 0.56 WHIP. The Athletics will face one of the sharpest pitchers they've seen all week. Detmers' fastball explodes out of his hand. Oakland needs to find a way to solve him early. The Angels are riding a one-game winning streak and hungry for another victory on the road.

The Athletics' bats came alive yesterday. You saw home runs fly off the bat like fireworks. Gelof kept his hitting streak alive at 23 games. The problem? Oakland's pitchers gave up eleven runs. That's way too many. Jack Perkins takes the mound Sunday for the A's. We don't have his stats yet, but Oakland knows the pitching staff must be better. The team's 38-39 record shows they're fighting hard. They can't win games when they give up double-digit runs. Sunday is a chance to fix that.

Los Angeles is missing some big names right now. Mike Trout is on the injured list. Jorge Soler is out too. The Angels can't wait around for everyone to get healthy. They need depth players to step up and hit. Yesterday, the team put eleven runs on the board. That offense is there. Detmers gives them a real shot to win. If the Angels can pitch like they're capable and score early, they take control of this series. Oakland's bullpen gave up serious damage yesterday. Exploit that weakness today.