Anderson allowed a hit and two walks while striking out four over two scoreless innings to earn the save in a 4-1 win over the Orioles in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader. Anderson started his previous outing, pitching 4.2 scoreless innings versus the Guardians on Wednesday. He had previously worked as a multi-inning reliever this season. He's had mixed results with a 3.74 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 42:16 K:BB through 33.2 innings over 17 appearances (one start). He's been better lately, allowing just four runs (three earned) over his last 18.2 innings. Anderson looks poised to return to the bullpen moving forward, and he's unlikely to be among the top choices for high-leverage work in most situations, though he has earned two saves and two holds this season.
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Drew Anderson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER3/21W 3-10.2010000003/15W 12-11.1320003113/11L 2-12.2410001003/6W 11-33.1400000002/28W 12-33.0310004002/23L 3-02.030000100
Preseason Totals 11.6175000911 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER5/27W 4-03.0300000005/24W 4-10.2000001005/20L 3-24.2720002005/152-24.0100001005/13L 3-20.1100001105/10W 6-32.0400005335/6L 4-01.1330001005/2W 5-12.1300002004/30L 2-10.2100001004/25L 9-22.2510001114/24L 9-81.0200000004/20L 8-61.1100003224/16W 10-90.1010002334/11W 6-13.1220000004/6L 7-33.0420002114/4W 11-61.0101001113/31L 7-51.0200002223/26W 8-21.102000211
Regular Season Totals 30.54013100271514
Drew Anderson Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 136.2210.0451510271514320.2033Away 016.2110.025700181110210.2732Home 120.0100.020800944110.1341Night 127.1110.03910001887210.1861Day 09.1100.06500977110.2502vs Righty 00.0000.02310101590000.2242vs Lefty 00.0000.0225001260000.1821March 02.1000.02200433000.3641April 014.2100.0176001088110.1922May 119.2110.0267001343210.1860Opponent vs AZ 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.400 0 vs NYM 0 0.1 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500 0 vs SD 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.333 1 vs BOS 0 2.2 0 0 0.0 4 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0.333 0 vs KC 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 4 1 0 0 7 6 6 1 0 0.583 0 vs TOR 0 4.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.083 0 vs MIN 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.182 0 vs LAA 0 3.0 1 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CIN 0 3.2 0 0 0.0 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.091 1 vs MIA 0 3.1 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 vs BAL 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.143 0 vs CLE 1 4.2 0 0 0.0 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.125 0 vs TEX 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.222 0 vs STL 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.250 1 vs ATL 0 2.0 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 Venue @ Detroit 1 20.0 1 0 0.0 20 8 0 0 9 4 4 1 1 0.134 1 @ Minnesota 0 3.0 0 0 0.0 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.182 0 @ Baltimore 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0.143 0 @ Kansas City 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 4 0 0 0 5 3 3 1 0 0.500 0 @ Cincinnati 0 3.2 0 0 0.0 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0.091 1 @ Boston 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0.429 0 @ Atlanta 0 2.0 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.143 0 @ Arizona 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0.400 0 @ New York 0 0.1 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500 0 @ San Diego 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.333 1
Drew Anderson Player Profile
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Sharp in first start
Anderson didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Guardians, allowing two hits and two walks over 4.2 scoreless innings. He struck out seven. Making his first start of the season, Anderson was limited to 63 pitches, but he certainly made the most of them, blanking the Guardians while logging a career-high seven strikeouts. After giving up 10 runs in his first 11.1 innings this year, Anderson has posted a sparkling 1.77 ERA over his last nine appearances (20.1 innings). The 32-year-old Anderson certainly seems to have earned another look in Detroit's rotation after Wednesday's outing -- he'd currently line up for a home matchup with the Angels.
Confirmed for start Wednesday
Anderson will be the Tigers' starting pitcher in Wednesday's game versus the Guardians, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Anderson will be making his first start at the major-league level since Aug. 7, 2021. The 32-year-old has offered a mixed bad in a long-relief role this season, posting a bloated 4.67 ERA but with a 31:12 K:BB across 27 frames. Anderson went four innings and threw 46 pitches in his last outing, so he'll be in line for a limited workload against the Guardians. Though Anderson could earn additional turns through the rotation if he performs well Wednesday, Troy Melton (elbow) could be ready to return from the 60-day injured list the next time Detroit requires a fifth starter.