Detroit Tigers sweep Colorado Rockies as Kenley Jansen nears 500 saves

The Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with an 8-1 victory on Sunday, extending their winning streak to four games. The win marked the Rockies' seventh consecutive loss, matching their longest losing streak of the season.

Pitcher Jackson Jobe recorded a career-high eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson both hit home runs for Detroit.

In the same series, Tigers pitcher Kenley Jansen moved closer to a historic milestone. After recording his 495th career save during a 6-2 win on Friday, Jansen now requires five more saves to become only the third pitcher in Major League history to reach 500, trailing only Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman. However, reaching the milestone depends on the Tigers securing enough close victories to provide Jansen with save opportunities before the season ends.