The 'mental side' of Reid Detmers' game is still taking shape, and Ron Washington wasn't afraid to say so after the left-hander lost to the Chicago White Sox.
As things stand, Angels left-hander Reid Detmers is scheduled to start Saturday against the Houston Astros. And his marching orders are fairly clear.
. “You can see the body language out there. He didn’t have the feel for the things he wanted to do. And when it didn’t happen, he didn’t stay focused and try to make it happen. Looked like he just gave in to it. That’s the type of thing that he’s got to fight. We all know what his ability is, but the mental side of it is where he has to fight.”
Detmers faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in his return and limited one of baseball's most talented lineups to three hits, two runs, and two walks in six innings. Detmers struck out 10 in the Angels' loss Sept. 3. Adding to the the indignity of his last outing, the loss came at the hands of the Chicago White Sox, who are on pace to set a modern record for losses in a single season. The Sox are 36-117 going into their weekend series in San Diego.. "So you can’t leave pitches down the middle. Obviously, the pitches I had on the corners, they were fouling them off. Just trying to get a little too cute with it, leaving them over the plate.
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