The Detroit Tigers are nothing if not unconventional. After winning Game 2 to take a 2-1 lead in the ALDS, it's clearly working, so why change now?

Before the Tigers started their playoff run, manager A.J. Hinch appropriately said the team would employ "pitching chaos" when ace Tarik Skubal wasn't on the mound in the postseason.

Skubal is the only regular member of the Tigers' "rotation," so Hinch and Co. have been using an opener and bulk-reliever strategy since the end of July, when they traded No. 2 starter Jack Flaherty to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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That means guys being used as both starters and closers. Traditional starting pitchers being used for middle relief, and pretty much any other combination you could imagine.

However, the Tigers decided to lean a little more traditional with their starting pitcher for Game 4, calling on starter Reese Olson to take the mound in the first inning rather than after an opener, as he's done recently.

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The Tigers used "bully in the strike zone" lefty Tyler Holton as the opener in Game 1 of the ALDS as well as Game 2 of the wild-card series to differing results. Holton was lights out against the Astros, but was rocked against the Guardians before giving way to Olson, who surrendered a three-run home run in the first inning. Holton won't get the start Thursday, but you can't rule out another appearance from him in Game 4, even after he got the save in Game 3.

Olson will get the start on four days rest after going five innings in the Game 1 loss on Saturday.

Besides the costly first inning in Game 1, Olson looked really good against the Guardians, allowing just three hits total while striking out four batters in his five innings.

Another option that Hinch likes to start games is righty Beau Brieske, however he had a dominant two-inning outing on Wednesday throwing 27 pitches, which could be another reason why Hinch leaned on Olson for the start.

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Olson will have some fierce competition on the other side Thursday. The Guardians are lined up to start Tanner Bibee for the second time this series after a near-perfect first game. Bibee went 4⅔ innings and allowed just four hits and no runs against a Tigers team that looked overmatched.

Bibee is in his second year with the Guardians and has a career 3.25 ERA in 56 starts the last two seasons.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Game 4 ALDS: Reese Olson to face Guardians