Kenley Jansen wasn’t in a position to safe a win for the Crimson Sox final Saturday when he blew a save in Los Angeles in opposition to the Dodgers.
Sadly for Boston’s nearer, historical past repeated itself precisely one week later.
The Yankees had been right down to their final strike at Fenway Park when Trent Grisham tagged Jansen for an RBI double that knotted the competition at 8-8. New York went on to up three runs within the tenth and locked down a victory that evened the weekend collection between American League East rivals.
It was a very powerful loss for the Crimson Sox, because the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas Metropolis Royals each misplaced earlier Saturday. However as an alternative of dwelling on the defeat, Jansen seemed forward to the subsequent problem.
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“Simply go together with my greatest pitch proper there,” Jansen instructed reporters, per MassLive. “Didn’t execute. … Robust luck at the moment on the Monster. Nevertheless it’s a troublesome loss. So simply gotta transfer on from it and get again tomorrow.”
Fortuitously for the Crimson Sox, they are going to be in good palms Sunday night when All-Star Tanner Houck toes the rubber for the finale. The fitting-hander might be reverse veteran southpaw Carlos Rodón.
First pitch in Boston is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.