Josh Ekness or Kenley Jansen
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| Kenley Jansen RP - DET  | Josh Ekness RP - MIA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 18 | 6 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 15.0 | 5.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | 0 |
| Saves | 7 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 9 | 2 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 19 | 5 |
| Walks | 9 | 5 |
| ERA | 4.80 | 1.69 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 1.31 |
| Kenley Jansen RP - DET | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 58 | 16 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 57.0 | 16.7 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 24 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 47 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 58 | 15 |
| Walks | 20 | 8 |
| ERA | 3.97 | 4.50 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.42 |
| Kenley Jansen RP - DET | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |
| News | ||
| The Tigers have placed closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list with pelvic inflammation. Brenton Kemp Thu, May 28th | The Marlins recalled Josh Ekness from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Kenley Jansen underwent an MRI on his groin injury. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | Josh Ekness is in the Marlins clubhouse on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| Kenley Jansen was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Angels with a right groin injury. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th | The Marlins optioned Josh Ekness to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th | |
| Tigers closer Kenley Jansen gave up a three-run walk-off home run to Colton Cowser in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Orioles. Brenton Kemp Mon, May 25th | Josh Ekness recorded the final out in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his first career save. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th | |
| Kenley Jansen struck out two batters in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Mon, May 11th | Josh Ekness is having his contract selected by the Miami Marlins from Triple-A Jacksonville. Cade Gibson was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. David Leisering Sat, May 2nd | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Kenley Jansen RP - DET | Josh Ekness RP - MIA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #398 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #71 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #118 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #366 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #66 | vs CWS | Shane Smith (0-2) | #196 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #85 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #61 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #86 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #70 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #34 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #374 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #204 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #339 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #119 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #77 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #136 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #109 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #110 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #33 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #189 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #145 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #10 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #85 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #86 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #192 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-4) | #210 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #64 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #195 | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #39 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #52 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #165 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #84 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #180 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #123 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #30 | vs BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs BAL | Cade Povich (1-1) | #208 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #78 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #89 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 | vs WSH | Richard Lovelady (2-2) | #207 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #102 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #229 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #46 | @ TB | Ian Seymour (3-0) | #106 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 | |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #195 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #181 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #178 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #102 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #46 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #417 | @ TOR | Braydon Fisher (2-1) | #163 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #44 | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (0-0) | #212 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #183 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (0-0) | #102 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #138 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #51 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (1-0) | #162 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #6 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #57 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #90 | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #51 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CLE | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ HOU | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CWS | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CWS | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CWS | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs NYY | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs NYY | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs NYY | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs HOU | @ STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs HOU | @ STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs HOU | @ STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ NYY | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ NYY | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ NYY | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATH | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATH | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATH | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATH | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs PHI | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ LAA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ LAA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ LAA | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs KC | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs KC | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs KC | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATH | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ SEA | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ SEA | @ ATL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ SEA | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SF | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SF | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SF | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CLE | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CLE | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | vs PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs CWS | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs CWS | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs CWS | @ CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PIT | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ KC | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TB | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs LAD | @ WSH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CLE | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CLE | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CLE | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs MIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs MIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs MIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs COL | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs COL | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs COL | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TOR | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CWS | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CWS | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CWS | @ SD | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs WSH | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ CHC | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #144 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #78 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #135 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #80 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | |||||
