Sacramento, Calif. – The Tigers' best bullpen construction has an efficient and effective Tommy Kahnle in it. If you doubt that based on recent events, go back and check out his first three months.

He was money, saving eight games, allowing five runs in 33.1 innings with 29 strikeouts.

That’s why his scoreless, 11-pitch, 10-strike inning on Sunday, with a punch-out of Bobby Witt, Jr., on an elevated, 95.5-mph four-seamer, was significant.

“We need everybody,” manager AJ Hinch said. “I think it’s important that he do his part, just like we ask all of our guys. We want as many options to get to the finish line as we can.”

Without any announcements or explanations, the Tigers essentially shut Kahnle down for nine days. He wasn’t injured but he’d hit the mother of all rough patches – 15 r

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