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# STARTING PITCHERS — Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels
Slate date: 2026-05-19
Generated: 2026-08-08 06:10:18 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~590 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 9:38 PM ET
- Venue: Angel Stadium (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 4
- Status: Final — Athletics 14, Los Angeles Angels 6 (at generation time)
- Away: Athletics [ATH] — record 24-24 (.500)
    Probable starter: Jacob Lopez — 5-4, 5.64 ERA, 75.0 IP, 70 K / 43 BB, 1.63 WHIP (15 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-05 @ Cincinnati Reds (ND): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 87 pitches
      2026-07-29 vs Boston Red Sox (ND): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 97 pitches
      2026-07-24 @ Minnesota Twins (W): 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 91 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 15.1 IP, 3 ER (1.76 ERA), 21 K / 7 BB, 1.24 WHIP
- Home: Los Angeles Angels [LAA] — record 17-32 (.347)
    Probable starter: Reid Detmers — 3-8, 4.12 ERA, 129.0 IP, 150 K / 39 BB, 1.10 WHIP (23 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-05 @ Baltimore Orioles (L): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 81 pitches
      2026-07-28 vs Houston Astros (ND): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 2 HR, 84 pitches
      2026-07-22 vs St. Louis Cardinals (L): 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 85 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 14.1 IP, 6 ER (3.77 ERA), 20 K / 4 BB, 0.98 WHIP

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