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 i

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