Kenley Jansen Drops Ball as Braves Edge Tigers 4-3

Kenley Jansen dropped the ball, and Atlanta still finished off a 4-3 win over Detroit on April 29, 2026. The Braves turned a one-run game into a walk-off result after a night that swung on early power, a pitching check in the seventh inning, and a late bullpen finish.

Albies Opened the Scoring

Ozzie Albies put Atlanta in front with a two-run home run in the first inning. That gave J.R. Ritchie a cushion early against Tarik Skubal, who was starting for Detroit in the interleague game.

Detroit answered in the third inning when Riley Greene hit a solo home run. That cut the gap to one run and kept the game tight through the middle innings, with both clubs trading damage instead of stringing together a long rally.

Skubal Stays In the Game

The Tigers faced a more serious problem in the seventh inning when Skubal had left forearm discomfort. A.J. Hinch and assistant athletic trainer Kelly Rhoades came out to look at him on the mound, but Skubal waved everyone off and stayed in the game.

Reynaldo López became the new Atlanta pitcher out of the bullpen in the top of the eighth inning, and the game carried into the late frames with neither side able to separate from the other by more than a run. That left every mistake exposed once the finish arrived.

Jansen’s dropped ball ended up as the closing break for Atlanta in a game that had already been shaped by a first-inning burst, Greene’s response, and Skubal’s brief injury scare. The Braves left with the 4-3 result, while Detroit had to absorb another one-run loss in a game that never got far from the edge.