SEATTLE — The Angels still had no news on the results of left-hander Reid Detmers’ MRI exam as of Thursday afternoon.

They nonetheless placed Detmers on the 15-day injured list with “elbow inflammation,” which is a catch-all term used before the full extent of the injury is determined.

Detmers left the game on Wednesday afternoon with what he said was a “dead” feeling on the outside of his elbow. Detmers did not travel to Seattle.

“We’re going to figure out what it is,” interim manager Ray Montgomery said. “Make sure it’s nothing structural, hopefully. And then once I know, you’ll know.”

Even in a best-case scenario in which there is nothing seriously wrong with his elbow, Detmers is unlikely to pitch again this season.

In his first season as a reliever, Detmers posted a 3.96 ERA in 6

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