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Franchise royalty: Los Angeles Dodgers all‑time postseason lineup Meet the Los Angeles Dodgers' all-time October lineup, from Roy Campanella and Sandy Koufax to Corey Seager and Kenley Jansen

OCTOBER 2 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Despite frustrating 2026 season, Tigers may not be done with Kenley Jansen Kenley Jansen may have given Tigers fans fits, but there's an argument he could make to the front office to stay.

OCTOBER 1 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Kenley Jansen credits former Dodgers executive for success as closer Former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen credited De Jon Watson as he nears the milestone of 500 career saves.

SEPTEMBER 26 • DODGERBLUE.COM

Strikes out two, secures save Jansen struck out two batters in a clean ninth inning to earn the save in Friday's 8-7 win over the Pirates.

Impact Jansen was sharp in this one, sitting the Pirates down on 13 pitches to secure his 22nd save of the year while striking out multiple batters for the first time since Sept. 12. The veteran righty is closing out his season on a positive note, as he's rattled off 12 straight appearances without allowing an earned run. Jansen is on a one-year deal with Detroit with a team option for 2027, so it remains to be seen if he'll be back with the Tigers, though he certainly still seems capable of pitching at a fairly high level even at the age of 38.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Torkelson narrowly misses cycle as Tigers hang on to beat Pirates, 8-7

Spencer Torkelson finished a single short of the cycle, Jackson Jobe pitched 5 1/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 after nearly wasting a six-run lea...

SEPTEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Earns 21st save Jansen earned the save in Friday's 11-8 win over the White Sox, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.

Impact Jansen was called on to protect a three-run lead in the ninth inning and retired the heart of the White Sox order to close things out. The veteran closer has now gone 10 straight appearances without allowing an earned run and owns a 1.86 ERA overall in 19.1 second-half innings. For the season, he's 21-for-27 in save chances with a 3.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 49:23 K:BB across 43 frames.

SEPTEMBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox blow 6-run lead and fall out of 1st place in AL Central with 11-8 loss to Tigers

Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press

Zach McKinstry scores go-ahead run on error to help Tigers outlast Blue Jays 6-5

Zach McKinstry scored the winning run on a missed-catch error in the ninth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

SEPTEMBER 15 • Associated Press

Locks down 20th save Jansen worked around a walk to toss a scoreless ninth inning and record the save in Monday's 6-5 win over the Blue Jays. He struck out one.

Impact The veteran closer continued his strong recent stretch of performances, as he's now logged nine straight scoreless outings with four saves during that span. Overall, Jansen is up to 20 saves in 26 chances this season, and it's the 14th time he's recorded 20 or more saves during his illustrious career. The 38-year-old righty isn't the dominant force he once was, and it's unclear if he'll be back with the Tigers next season as the team holds an option, but Jansen has still managed to provide fantasy value at his advanced age.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers' Kenley Jansen Is Running Out of Time to Reach Historic Milestone Kenley Jansen moved closer to baseball history when he recorded the final out of the Detroit Tigers’ 6-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies o...

SEPTEMBER 14 • SI.COM

Kenley Jansen on the verge of 500 saves with Tigers is a double-edged sword for fans The Detroit Tigers were hoping Kenley Jansen would be an elite closer, but that hasn't been the case even though he is close to 500 career s...

SEPTEMBER 14 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Hao-Yu Lee doubles and triples in 7-run 8th as Tigers rally past Rockies 11-7

Hao-Yu Lee doubled and tripled in a seven-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 11-7 win over the Colorado Rockies

SEPTEMBER 12 • Associated Press

Notches 19th save Jansen struck out the only batter he faced Friday to record his 19th save of the season in a 6-2 win over the Rockies.

Impact Brant Hurter ran into trouble in the ninth inning, forcing Jansen into the game with two outs and the potential tying run on deck, and the veteran closer got the job done by fanning Connor Norby on just four pitches. Jansen has been mostly dialed in since the All-Star break, and over his last 16.1 innings and 18 appearances he's put together a 2.20 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 20:9 K:BB with three wins and eight saves.

SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Greene has 3 hits and Dingler hits slump-breaking homer in Tigers' 6-2 win over Rockies

Riley Greene had three hits, Dillon Dingler homered and the Detroit Tigers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Friday night

SEPTEMBER 12 • Associated Press

Secures save Monday Jansen worked around a walk to pitch a clean ninth inning and secure the save in Monday's 5-4 win over the Twins.

Impact Jansen needed 11 pitches to sit the Twins down and secure his 18th save of the season. The veteran reliever has now rattled off six straight appearances without allowing an earned run, which has lowered his ERA to 3.63. Jansen is far from the dominant option he was earlier in his career, and he's liable for a rough outing here and there due to diminished stuff, though he's in no real danger of getting replaced as the closer in Detroit, giving him a baseline of fantasy value.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Riley Greene and Kevin McGonigle belt home runs for Tigers in 5-4 win over Twins

Riley Greene had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Kevin McGonigle added a solo shot to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins

SEPTEMBER 7 • Associated Press

Stuck with extra-inning loss Jansen (4-6) took the loss in the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Guardians, allowing one unearned run on one hit over 1.2 innings. He struck out two.

Impact With the Tigers having lost the matinee and desperate for a split in the twin bill, Jansen was called in to protect a 3-3 tie in the ninth inning and got the job done. He wasn't as successful in the 10th, however -- after Brayan Rocchio reached on a fielder's choice that erased the phantom runner, the Cleveland shortstop stole second and third base and came home on a walk-off single by Travis Bazzana. Jansen has been struggling to close the door of late, blowing two of his last three save chances in addition to Friday's loss, and since the beginning of August he's posted a 4.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 12:3 K:BB through nine innings.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Bazzana singles home winning run in 10th inning as Guardians top Tigers 4-3 to sweep doubleheader

Travis Bazzana singled home Brayan Rocchio in the 10th inning to give the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their day-night doubleheader

SEPTEMBER 5 • Associated Press

Saddled with sixth blown save Jansen was charged with a blown save Wednesday against the Twins, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one.

Impact Jansen was summoned to record the game's final five outs in a bases-loaded situation in the eighth inning, but he was unable to extricate Detroit from the jam and mustered only one out before being pulled. The veteran right-hander remains seven saves away from joining the illustrious 500-save club, so he'll need a very productive rest of September in order to accomplish that feat in 2026. Through 36 innings this year, he has a 4.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 42:21 K:BB with 17 saves in 23 opportunities.

SEPTEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up one-out win over former club Jansen (4-5) recorded the win in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Dodgers, retiring the only batter he faced.

Impact The Tigers closer was brought in to get the final out in the top of the ninth inning with a runner on base and barely escaped, as Teoscar Hernandez drove a cutter into the left-center field gap that Javier Baez was just able to track down. Baez then doubled to lead off the bottom of the frame and came around to score the winning run, handing Jansen his third win since the All-Star break. In 12 innings over that stretch, Jansen has converted six of seven save chances with a 3.00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 16:7 K:BB.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

Max Clark, pitching staff help Tigers end six-game losing streak with 4-1 win over Rays

Max Clark hit his first home run at Comerica Park and five Tigers pitchers combined to allow one run as Detroit ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Ray...

AUGUST 26 • Associated Press

Converts 17th save Tuesday Jansen pitched a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout to record the save in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Rays.

Impact After allowing two earned runs and blowing the save his last time out Wednesday, Jansen bounced back with a much better performance to secure his 17th save of the season in 22 chances. The active MLB saves leader hasn't been as sharp this year as he has been in the past, and his current 4.08 ERA would be a new career worst, but Jansen is still locked in as Detroit's closer due to his impressive track record across 17 seasons in the majors.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers' uniquely awful late-game bullpen blame begins with Scott Harris, not Kenley Jansen When Brandon Lowe hit a walk-off home run off of Kenley Jansen on Wednesday afternoon, it put the Tigers' 28th blown save and 36th blown lea...

AUGUST 20 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Blows fifth save Jansen (3-5) blew the save and took the loss Wednesday, giving up two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning as the Tigers fell 4-3 to the Pirates. He struck out one.

Impact Charged with protecting a 3-2 lead in the ninth inning, Jansen instead served up solo homers to Rafael Flores and Brandon Lowe to get saddled with his fifth blown save of the season. It's the first time since May 2 of last season that Jansen's been taken deep multiple times in the same appearance, and through 34.1 innings in 2026 he's now served up seven homers, giving him career-worst marks in HR/9 (1.83) and ERA (4.19).

AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE

Pirates walk off Jansen behind Flores' bench blasts, Lowe's game-winner PITTSBURGH – With a nine-game road trip against three teams ahead of them in the NL standings looming, the Pirates needed a strong finish to...

AUGUST 19 • MLB.COM

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