PHOENIX (Interstat) — Reid Detmers tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, striking out three, as the Los Angeles Angels blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at Chase Field. The Angels scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings, added two in the fifth, and one each in the sixth and eighth. Los Angeles outhit Arizona 14-4. Mike Trout went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and three RBIs, and Donovan Walton drove in two runs on two hits. Zach Neto also homered. Detmers improved to 3-5, while Arizona’s Merrill Kelly fell to 5-6 after allowing five earned runs in five innings. The Angels improved to 30-44; the Diamondbacks dropped to 37-36. Attendance was 36,905. Time of game was 2:29.

PHOENIX (Interstat) — Reid Detmers pitched seven scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels pounded out 14 hits Tuesday night to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-0 at Chase Field. Detmers, who earned his third win of the season, allowed three hits and struck out three without issuing a walk. He faced only two batters over the minimum and retired 11 straight at one point. The left-hander has now thrown 13 consecutive scoreless innings over his last two starts, following a win against Houston on June 10. The Angels gave Detmers all the support he needed early. They scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings, then broke the game open with a two-run fifth. Mike Trout led the offensive attack, going 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBI. Logan O’Hoppe collected three hits in four at-bats, while Donovan Walton and Zach Neto each drove in two runs. Neto homered in the third inning and added a triple in the fifth. Arizona managed only four hits off four Angels pitchers. Merrill Kelly took the loss, allowing five earned runs on nine hits over 4⅓ innings, falling to 5-6. The Angels struck first in the top of the second. Jo Adell led off with a double to center, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Wade Meckler’s single to center. In the third, Neto led off with a home run to left, his 14th of the season, to make it 2-0. The Angels extended the lead in the fourth. Denzer Guzman singled, O’Hoppe doubled and Walton singled to right, scoring Guzman. O’Hoppe was thrown out at home on the play, but Los Angeles led 3-0. The pivotal moment came in the fifth. Neto tripled to right-center and Trout followed with a two-run homer to center, pushing the lead to 5-0. Trout’s 17th home run of the season proved more than enough for Detmers. Los Angeles added a run in the sixth. Guzman singled, O’Hoppe singled and after a popout and a strikeout, Trout doubled to left, scoring Guzman to make it 6-0. The Angels completed the scoring in the eighth. O’Hoppe singled and Walton hit a ground-rule double to right-center, scoring O’Hoppe. Detmers exited after the seventh having thrown 63 pitches, with 21 strikes and 42 balls. Chase Silseth and Kirby Yates each pitched a scoreless inning in relief. The Diamondbacks threatened only once. In the sixth, Ketel Marte singled and Geraldo Perdomo singled to put runners on the corners with one out, but Corbin Carroll struck out to end the inning. Arizona’s bullpen kept the game from getting out of hand. Brandyn Garcia struck out two in a perfect eighth. Drey Jameson allowed two hits and one run over two innings, striking out three. Ryan Thompson gave up one hit in two-thirds of an inning. The Angels improved to 30-44 with the win, while the Diamondbacks fell to 37-36. The teams wrap up the two-game series Wednesday night. Attendance was announced as 36,905. The game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Los Angeles 5, Arizona 4. Interstat’s ELO system had given Arizona a 62.80 percent probability to win. The Angels had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of seven went over the over-under line of 8.5.

PHOENIX (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks open a two-game interleague series Tuesday night at Chase Field, with the Angels listed as slight favorites despite a sub-.500 record. Los Angeles (29-43) sends right-hander Merrill Kelly (5-5) to the mound. The Diamondbacks counter with right-hander Zac Gallen, who owns a 2-1 record with a 3.60 ERA over his last three starts. Kelly has not faced Arizona this season. Arizona (36-35) is coming off a 5-3 win Sunday at Cincinnati, a game in which Gallen pitched six innings, allowing three earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts. Shortstop Geraldo Perdomo homered and drove in two runs. The Angels dropped two of three at home to Tampa Bay over the weekend, losing 8-3 on Sunday. Left-hander Brent Suter, a key bullpen piece, threw two scoreless innings in that loss, allowing one hit. Over his last 10 appearances, Suter has a 2.45 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings. Tuesday’s game is the second of a four-game set. The teams played a scoreless tie Monday in a game that was called early. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-4 Angels victory. Los Angeles is a -1.5 favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Angels continue their road trip with three games at beginning Thursday. The Diamondbacks host Minnesota for a three-game series starting Friday.