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Kenley Jansen closes out Athletics on Thursday

Kenley Jansen

DET Relief Pitcher #74

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Kenley Jansen closed out the Athletics on Thursday night, protecting a three-run advantage to notch his 11th save of the season.

It hasn’t always been easy for Jansen this season, and this one was no exception for the 38-year-old hurler. He issued a leadoff walk to Shea Langeliers and then fell behind Jonah Heim before roaring back to strike him out. The veteran right-hander then allowed a single to Jacob Wilson to bring the tying run to the plate. He then got Lawrence Butler to line out to shortstop and Tyler Soderstom to line out to first to end it. He has now converted 11 of his 15 save chances on the year to go with a 4.76 ERA.

- David Shovein

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Kenley Jansen closed out the Pirates in the ninth inning on Friday evening, protecting a one-run lead to snag his 22nd save of the season.

It didn’t look like Jansen would be needed as the Tigers took an 8-2 lead into the eighth inning, but after a five-run uprising by the Pirates in that frame, Jansen came on to close it out. He needed just 13 pitches (eight strikes) to retire the Pirates in order, tallying the 498th save of his career. With two games left to play, there’s still a chance that Jansen could reach that illustrious 500 number before all is said and done.
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Kenley Jansen slammed the door on the White Sox on Friday night, protecting a three-run lead to tally his 21st save of the season.

It didn’t look like Jansen would be needed as the Tigers faced an early 8-2 deficit in the game, but he was called upon after a five-run rally in the eighth inning flipped the game around. Jansen made it look easy in this one, getting Sam Antonacci on a fly out to left, Randal Grichuk on a fly ball to right and Munetaka Murakami on strikes to end it. The 38-year-old closer is now just three saves away from 500 for his career.
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DET Relief Pitcher #74

Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the save against the Blue Jays.

Protecting a one-run lead, Jansen walked George Springer to start the ninth inning before striking out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and getting Alejandro Kirk to hit into a game-ending double play. It was his 20th save of the season and 496th of his career. Jansen has a 3.43 ERA this year, though he’s blown six save opportunities.
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DET Relief Pitcher #74

Kenley Jansen picked up his 19th save of the season on Friday night, recording the final out against the Rockies.

The Tigers entered the ninth inning with a comfortable 6-1 lead, but after the Rockies pushed a run across and had a couple of runners on base with two outs, Tigers’ skipper A.J. Hinch went to his closer to finish it out. The 38-year-old hurler got Connor Norby to strike out swinging to end the game. Jansen has now converted 19 of his first 25 save chances on the season while posting a 3.60 ERA.
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Kenley Jansen fired a scoreless ninth inning against the Twins on Monday to collect his 18th save of the season.

Jansen got the call to protect a one-run lead in the final frame and immediately made things interesting by issuing a leadoff walk to Kody Clemens. He managed to wriggle out of the jam completely unscathed by coaxing a harmless fly ball from Ryan Jeffers before getting Josh Bell to hit into a game-ending double play. The 38-year-old veteran has converted 18 of 24 save opportunities this season to go along with a pedestrian 3.63 ERA across 39 2/3 innings of work.
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DET Relief Pitcher #74

Kenley Jansen recorded just one out, walked one batter, and let up one hit in a blown save against the Twins on Wednesday.

Jansen came in to try and clean up Drew Sommers in the eighth inning and immediately let a three-run lead disappear after a bases loaded walk and two-run single. No runs were charged to him because he entered the game with the bases already loaded, but this was a poor showing from the legend.
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DET Relief Pitcher #74

Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the save against the Rays on Tuesday.

Jansen’s save was his 17th of the year. He retired the side in order while recording a strikeout against the Rays Tuesday. It was career save No. 493 for Jansen, who’s third on the all-time saves list behind Hall-of-Famers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman.
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DET Relief Pitcher #74

Kenley Jansen took a blown save and a loss after allowing two homers in the ninth Wednesday against the Pirates.

It’s the fifth time in his long career that Jansen has allowed two homers; it happened once in 2013, twice in 2018, once in 2022 and once last year, when the Tigers actually homered off him three times while he was pitching for the Angels. The blown save was Jansen’s fifth of the year but first since May 24. As much as this loss hurt, Jansen, who had a 1.35 ERA since the beginning of July, should remain the Tigers’ primary closer for now.
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Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the save against the Pirates on Monday.

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Kenley Jansen notched his 15th save of the season against the Guardians on Thursday.

It wasn’t exactly an inspiring performance -- he allowed two sharp lineouts -- but Jansen had a 1-2-3 inning against the heart of the Guardians order to secure a 3-0 lead. He has a 1.50 WHIP in his last 15 games with 11 walks in 14 2/3 innings, so this remains tenuous, but he’s the clear closer here.

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Gavin Sheets was a late addition to the Padres’ starting lineup for Game 2 of the NLDS on Sunday, replacing Ethan Salas.

There’s nothing wrong with Salas, Padres’ skipper Craig Stammen simply had a change of heart and wanted to use Sheets instead. Sheets will step right into Salas’ spot in the lineup, batting sixth and serving as the club’s designated hitter.
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Ray Kerr will work as an opener for the Braves in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Sunday.

Kerr did an exceptional job in that role in a must-win situation in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against the Phillies, allowing just one hit and one walk over 3 1/3 scoreless innings. The expectation is that once again Grant Holmes will follow him in a bulk role, though that has not been confirmed yet.
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Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone noted that Aaron Judge (calf) was scheduled to run and take live batting practice on Sunday.

Judge continues to work his way back from a calf strain that has shelved him since September 16. While he wasn’t ready for the start of the ALDS, there’s growing optimism that he could be ready to go for the ALCS should the Yankees advance past the Rays.
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Padres’ skipper Craig Stammen announced Sunday that Nick Pivetta will start in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Brewers.

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Jonah Bride has elected free agency.

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Drew Waters has elected free agency.

Waters was sent outright to Triple-A Omaha in early September by the Royals. He spent the entire season at the Triple-A level, slashing .262/.323/.446 with 14 homers, 54 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 439 plate appearances. He has proven to be quality outfield depth and shouldn’t have any difficulty finding a new home this offseason.
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