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Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher Saturday for Game 1 of the ALDS in Cleveland, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. Holton pitched in both games of the wild-card series versus the Astros, including as an opener in Game 2. That means he will technically be "starting" back-to-back postseason games for the Tigers, but the bullpen will be heavily involved Saturday.
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Holton will open Game 2 of the Tigers' wild-card series versus Houston on Wednesday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. After turning in a 2.19 ERA and 0.78 WHIP through 94.1 innings in the regular season, Holton will now be rewarded with an opener assignment in the playoffs as the Tigers look to advance to the ALDS. He'll likely only remain in the game for an inning or two before turning things over to Reese Olson, though Holton has reached three frames in four of his 66 appearances.
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Holton drew the start in Sunday's win over Baltimore, allowing zero hits and one walk while striking out four in two scoreless innings. He did not factor into the decision. Holton opened Sunday's game for the Tigers, his ninth start of the season. The 28-year-old excelled, striking out four while not allowing a hit in two dominant frames. The versatile reliever owns a pristine 2.25 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 75:16 K:BB in 92 innings, collecting 13 holds and converting all eight save opportunities.
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Holton will serve as the Tigers' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. He'll pick up his ninth start of the season and his second of the series after previously covering one inning and giving up two earned runs in Friday's 7-1 loss. Before getting tagged for the two runs, Holton had turned in nine consecutive scoreless appearances and allowed just seven baserunners in 12.2 innings during that span. The Tigers will hope that Holton can get through an inning or two Sunday unscathed before he turns the game over to the bullpen. Ty Madden hasn't pitched since Sept. 14 and could be deployed in bulk relief behind Holton.
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Holton will start Friday's game against the Orioles. Holton will make his eighth start of the season Friday for Detroit as he continues to serve as an occasional opener. The left-hander has worked his way into the closing mix with eight saves this season, but Jason Foley should get the save chance if Detroit has a lead in the ninth inning Friday. Holton has a 2.12 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 70:15 K:BB across 89 innings this year.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DET | 66 | 9 | 94.3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 17 | 57 | 2.19 | 0.78 |
| 2023 | DET | 59 | 1 | 85.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 18 | 56 | 2.10 | 0.86 |
| 2022 | ARI | 10 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3.00 | 1.11 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/27 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9/25 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/22 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 2.57 | 1 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 9/20 | @ |
- | 1 | - | 1.0 | 2 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 9/17 | @  |
1 | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 9/15 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 9/13 | vs |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |