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Kenley Jansen picked up his first victory as a member of the Tigers on Friday night, working a scoreless top half of the ninth inning in a tied game against the Blue Jays.
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Kenley Jansen earned his first win as a Tiger, pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a tied game against the Blue Jays before Detroit walked it off.
Jansen made it look easy in this one, retiring all three hitters that he faced including punchouts of Yohendrick Pinedo and Kazuma Okamoto. He then became the beneficiary when the Tigers walked it off in the bottom of the frame. For the season, the 38-year-old closer holds a 3.97 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 17/5 K/BB ratio across 11 1/3 innings while converting seven of his first 10 save chances.