Reid Detmers became the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter this season, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 12-0 shellacking of the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. He notched the no-no at the age of 22, the youngest pitcher to get a no-hitter since 2006, when Anibal Sanchez threw a no-hitter for the Marlins. Detmers’ gem was the 12th no-hitter in franchise history. The closest Detmer’s accomplishment came to danger happened in the top of the seventh inning, when Brett Phillips smashed a ground ball to the right of Angels first baseman Jared Walsh. The ball caromed off his glove, and he dropped the ball in his haste to get the runner out, and the official scorer called it an error. Detmers set down the first 15 Rays who came to bat before Taylor Walls ended the perfect game with a walk to lead off the sixth inning. The Angels currently lead the American League West but are still a relative value MLB betting picks to win the World Series. Check out the latest odds and a look at some of the surprising players that have emerged so far.
MLB News: Updated Odds to Win the World Series
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| L.A. Dodgers | +500 |
| Toronto Blue Jays, N.Y. Mets, N.Y. Yankees | +800 |
| Houston Astros | +1000 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | +1200 |
| Atlanta Braves | +1400 |
| San Diego Padres | +1600 |
| Chicago White Sox | +1800 |
| Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, L.A. Angels | +2000 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | +2500 |
| Seattle Mariners | +3000 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | +3500 |
| Boston Red Sox | +4000 |
| Miami Marlins, Cleveland Guardians | +8000 |
| Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers | +10000 |
| Colorado Rockies | +15000 |
| Kansas City Royals | +20000 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland A’s | +50000 |
| Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles | +100000 |
Tyler Anderson is the starting pitcher who has put up the worst ERA for the Los Angeles Dodgers so far – and that ERA is 2.78, still quite impressive. He is actually one of the slowest pitchers in MLB, but maybe that change of pace helps him every fifth day – and maybe opposing hitters simply haven’t timed him yet. Either way, he’s part of a juggernaut that looks on its way to taking back that NL West crown.
The Yankees are also getting elite starting pitching to start the season, as four starters have posted ERA’s below 3.00. Nestor Cortes has the best ERA among those four hurlers, despite the fact that his fastball velocity is just in the fourth percentile. Even with that comparatively slow heater, his strikeout rate is 32%.
The Mets added several big names to their batting order in the off-season, but Jeff McNeil is the unlikely OPS leader so far. He has there years to go before hitting free agency, and his fielding WAR (1.4) is fourth among all MLB outfielders, behind Taylor Ward, Mike Trout and Aaron Judge.
Milwaukee is not getting the expected results from their top three starting pitchers so far, which is why Eric Lauer’s performance has been so helpful. He has a 36.2% strikeout rate, third among all qualified pitchers – a big jump from near 20%, where he has been for the last four seasons.
The Padres’ MacKenzie Gore had to miss all of 2020 due to the shutdown of the minor leagues for COVID-19. He was the third overall pick in the 2017 draft, and he was the top-ranked prospect going into 2020, but he has taken some time to work out some mechanical issues. Now, though, those seem behind him, and he is mowing down major league batters left and right.
It seems like Tampa Bay has a relief pitcher emerge from obscurity and end up in the All-Star game every year, and this season’s candidate is Jalen Beeks. He has a changeup that runs 90 mph, and his fastball is about five miles per hour faster. He has pitched 10 ⅔ innings without permitting a single run, and he sits in the 95th percentile for whiff rate.
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