Kenley

Jansen

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.

Jansen was able to get the save while throwing just 10 pitches and not allowing a hit, not getting a strikeout and not giving up a walk. It’s now 10 saves for the 38-year-old, and his ERA dips to a still-disappointing 4.98 on the campaign.

It was still a 3-0 game entering the ninth, but A.J. Hinch trusted Montero over Kenley Jansen today, apparently. Montero didn’t give him any reason not to, retiring nine of the 10 batters he faced. He got zero strikeouts and not even a single missed swing, but none of the nine balls in play against him turned into hits. The one batter to reach against him did so by walking. Montero could be a candidate for more three-inning saves as a reliever, though it’s also quite possible he’ll return to the rotation at some point.

Jansen needed just seven pitches to navigate a scoreless ninth inning in a tied game, including a strikeout of Jeremy Pena. That prompted A.J. Hinch to send him back out there for the 10th, but that may have been a mistake. The 38-year-old hurler gave up an RBI single to Isaac Paredes and a three-run blast to Christian Walker before mercifully being removed. He now holds a miserable 5.31 ERA over 20 1/3 innings on the season to go with his nine saves.

It wasn’t as smooth as it was for him on Friday night, as Jansen allowed a one-out single to Chase Meidroth and issued a two-out walk to Junior Perez that brought the tying run to the plate. Jansen was then able to get Drew Romo to line out to center to end the ballgame. The 38-year-old hurler now holds a 4.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 22/10 K/BB ratio over 18 innings on the season while converting nine of his 13 save chances. If the Tigers don’t make up serious ground in the standings over the next few weeks, Jansen could find himself on the move before the trade deadline.

The 38-year-old hurler wasn’t messing around in this one, needing just 10 pitches (six strikes), including a strikeout of Tristan Peters to end it. Jansen has now converted seven saves on the season while posting a 4.32 ERA and a 21/9 K/BB ratio over his 16 2/3 innings of work.

The 38-year-old hurler has been shelved for the past couple of weeks due to a groin issue. He should step right back in as the Tigers’ primary closer with Will Vest shifting back to a setup role.

Jansen threw 22 pitches in his first rehab outing since hitting the injured list with pelvic inflammation back on May 28. The 38-year-old veteran stopper’s velocity was on par with his previous levels and he figures to be ready to return to Detroit’s bullpen later this week.

Jansen is expected to head out on a brief minor league rehab assignment next week. The 38-year-old veteran stopper hit the injured list with pelvic inflammation back on May 28. His return will shore up the back-end of Detroit’s bullpen.

Kyle Finnegan and Will Vest would appear to be the options to replace Jansen, with Finnegan the vastly preferred one since he’s pitching much better at the moment. It wouldn’t be surprising if this became a committee while Jansen is out. There’s no word yet on how long we should expect Jansen to miss, but it wouldn’t be surprising if this injury knocked him out longer than the minimum stay on the injured list.