Jansen blows another save as Red Sox waste Sale gem in loss to Cards - ESPN

BOSTON — Kenley Jansen blew a ninth-inning lead for the second straight day when shortstop Kiké Hernández's throwing error on a potential game-ending double play allowed Nolan Gorman to score the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

The Red Sox wasted a stellar start by Chris Sale, who pitched eight innings of one-run ball in his longest outing since 2019.

Nolan Arenado had a solo homer for St. Louis a day after collecting four hits with a two-run homer. The Cardinals won Friday's game with a three-run ninth that was capped by Gorman's pinch-hit, two-run homer off Jansen.

Rob Refsnyder had a two-run double and three hits, and Rafael Devers added an RBI single for the Red Sox.

«We got a ground ball in the situation when we needed it,» Boston manager Alex Cora said. «We didn't turn the double play. It's one of those when [Jansen] was wild early on, they got traffic and put pressure on us.»

Jansen (1-2) walked Paul Goldschmidt and Willson Contreras, with Contreras reaching when ball four came on a pitch clock violation. After Arenado popped out, pinch hitter Gorman had an RBI double. Brendan Donovan was intentionally walked. Pinch hitter Alec Burleson then hit a fairly slow grounder to second and Hernández, trying to make the DP turn quickly, bounced the throw past first and into Boston's dugout, allowing Gorman to score the go-ahead run after Contreras scored the tying run.

«We're pushing with our words,» Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said, using his hands to gesture forward when asked what he was thinking as Burleson raced down the line for what would have been a close play.

«It worked out well for us,» Marmol said, smiling.

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