Detmers Takes No-hitter Into 8th Inning, Ohtani Hits 42nd Homer as Angels Beat Rangers 2–0

Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe waits for the throw as Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani reaches for a single during the third inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Aug. 16, 2023. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo

ARLINGTON, Texas—Before struggling young left-hander Reid Detmers took the mound for the Los Angeles Angels, manager Phil Nevin had already decided that his starter would have to be “doing something crazy” if he was going to go through the Texas Rangers’' lineup a third time.

“We all know what that meant,” Nevin said.