Closer Kenley Jansen allows 3 runs in ninth inning for second straight game as visitors st louis cardinals came from behind to beat boston red sox Saturday 4-3
Jensen hit a three (one on purpose) in the ninth and violated the three-point clock.
Wilson Contreras scored from third to tie the game when Alec Burleson parked the ball on the fielder’s choice. cardinal Keke Hernandez missed a throw while trying to complete a double play to make it 4-3.The mistake cost Nolan Gorman a score
Gorman’s double play earlier in the inning allowed Paul Goldschmidt to cut Boston’s lead to 3-2.
Jansen (1-2) also gave up three runs in the ninth inning of Friday night’s 8-6 loss to St. Louis.
Boston squandered Chris Sale’s strong start, with nine strikeouts in eight innings.limited time sale cardinal Run with three hits, walk with one hit
Rob Refsnyder had three hits and two RBIs for Boston.
Nolan Arenado hit a solo homer for St. Louis. It was his second home run in as many days and his fifth in his past seven games at Fenway Park.
Andre Pallante (2-0) won by pitching a scoreless eighth inning while Giovanni Gallegos pitched a scoreless ninth to record his third save.
St. Louis starting pitcher Steven Matz allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
Boston opened the scoring when Justin Turner scored on Rafael Devers’ two-out single in the bottom of the first inning.
Boston’s lead extended to 3-0 after Rob Refsnyder’s double play of Pablo Reyes and Alex Verdugo in the third quarter. Nolan Arenado’s fifth homer cut Boston’s lead to 3-1 in the seventh.
this red sox Reyes was acquired Friday in a trade with the Oakland A’s.He didn’t play for the A’s this season, but appeared in 157 major league games for Pittsburgh and Milwaukee
Reyes, 29, started at second base Saturday and had two hits in the game. To make room for Reyes, red sox Choose Bobby Dalbec to Triple-A Worcester
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