Jansen’s Blown Saves Cost Tigers | Detroit Tigers News

The Detroit Tigers are in a precarious playoff race, and manager AJ Hinch’s stubborn reliance on struggling closer Kenley Jansen is backfiring—blown saves are mounting, including a costly ninth-inning meltdown against the Pirates. With key arms like Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize traded away and no new bullpen help brought in, Hinch had few options… but he chose to stick with Jansen over proven closer Kyle Finnegan, who was re-signed specifically to form a late-inning trio. Now, with every game and every blown save counting in a tight wild card race, the Tigers’ gamble is paying steep costs—and fans are wondering if this managerial call could cost them a postseason berth. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d61ee26ce271e5c4