Tigers blow late lead in 4-3 loss to Braves as bullpen concerns grow
Tigers lose 4-3 to the Braves after Kenley Jansen blows another save, wasting a strong outing from Tarik Skubal.
The Detroit Tigers dropped a tight one to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, falling 4-3 in a game that felt under control heading into the final inning. Detroit did enough to win. The back end of the bullpen did not.
The turning point Kenley Jansen entered with a chance to lock it down and couldn’t do it. A leadoff walk set the tone, and it unraveled quickly from there. Matt Olson’s two-run shot to right-center ended it, flipping a one-run Tigers lead into a loss.
It’s the third blown save already for Jansen this season, and the trend is hard to ignore. The cutter isn’t as sharp, the velocity isn’t what it was, and the margin for error is gone. When the leadoff man reaches, the inning feels unstable.
That’s been consistent. Skubal did his job Tarik Skubal gave the Tigers exactly what they needed after a rough first inning. Following a two-run homer by Ozzie Albies, he settled in and dominated.