Jansen becomes seventh player in MLB history with 400 saves, Red Sox beat Braves

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Published 11.05.2023

Jansen becomes seventh player in MLB history with 400 saves, Red Sox beat Braves

ATLANTA (AP) — Kenley Jansen grew to become the seventh participant in main league historical past to earn 400 saves, pinch-hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double within the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday night time.

Jansen, who had 41 saves final yr in his solely season with the Braves, confronted 4 batters for his ninth save in 10 probabilities.

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“I was locked in,” he mentioned. “At the tip of the day, that’s a person factor to perform. We’re right here to win ballgames and get to the playoffs and attempt to win a championship. It’s simply one other day. You have to remain centered for that. It was an unbelievable expertise.”

Jansen wished to succeed in 400 at Fenway Park however didn’t thoughts doing it in Atlanta. He grew up as a Braves fan in Curaçao cheering for longtime heart fielder Andruw Jones.

“It can’t be better coming against the team I grew up watching, loving, and I did it today here in their stadium,” Jansen mentioned.

The 35-year-old right-hander trails Billy Wagner by 22 saves for sixth place on the profession checklist. Jansen retired Sean Murphy on a shallow fly, gave up a double to Eddie Rosario, retired Ozzie Albies on a flyout and struck out Travis d’Arnaud to finish it, decreasing his ERA to 0.77.

Jansen is the primary reliever since Detroit’s Francisco Rodríguez in 2016 to succeed in the 400-save milestone. Mariano Rivera of the Yankees is the profession chief with 652 saves.

“It was awesome, man,” mentioned Jansen, who had 350 saves in 12 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers throughout a run that lasted till 2021. “It’s a moment I won’t ever forget.”

Facing reliever Nick Anderson, Tapia drove in Jarren Duran from second to make it 3-2. The run was charged to A.J. Minter (2-4).

Triston Casas hit a two-run homer 442 ft off Braves nearer Raisel Iglesias to make it 5-2 within the ninth. It was the primary lengthy ball Iglesias has allowed since final June 16, snapping a homerless innings streak of 42 2/3 innings.

The Braves started the night time main the NL with a .809 OPS and a .465 slugging share. Still, they didn’t rating a run towards Boston starter Brayan Bello (2-1) till Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his seventh homer, a 470-foot shot to left with an exit velocity of 113.9 mph to trim the result in 2-1 within the sixth. It was Acuña’s longest homer of the season and the fourth-longest of his profession.

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Austin Riley adopted with a single and scored from second on Rosario’s single to make it 2-all.

“It felt good,” Acuña mentioned. “It always feels good to hit a homer, but it wasn’t good enough because we lost.”

Bello allowed six hits and two runs in six innings.

Dylan Lee pitched 2 2/3 innings of hitless ball earlier than Collin McHugh changed him and gave up RBI singles to Kiké Hernández and Duran which put Boston up 2-0 within the fourth.

Lee, a reliever making his first begin since Game 4 of the 2021 World Series, took the rotation spot of ace Max Fried, who went on the injured checklist Tuesday with a strained left forearm.

The Red Sox snapped a two-game skid.

Bello was powerful on the NL-best Braves early, giving up solely singles to Michael Harris II within the third, Riley within the fourth and d’Arnaud within the fifth.

The clubhouse stayed closed to reporters for about 20 minutes so the group might rejoice Jansen’s accomplishment.

“It’s a testament to who he is,” Boston supervisor Alex Cora mentioned. “He was a catcher and he’s the seventh reliever to get 400 saves. Shoot, he was throwing 99 (mph) today. I know it’s special to him.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Red Sox: RHP Garrett Whitlock, on the injured checklist since April 25 with elbow ulnar neuritis, will throw a three-inning simulated sport Thursday at Fenway Park. Cora mentioned Whitlock will possible make a rehab begin earlier than he returns. … Triple-A Worcester positioned RHP Bryan Mata on the injured checklist with a sore shoulder.

Braves: RHP Kyle Wright mentioned there is no such thing as a timetable for his return from shoulder irritation and speculated he may want longer to get well than Fried, who hopes to return in July.

UP NEXT

Red Sox: After a time without work Thursday, LHP James Paxton (0-0, 0.00) will make his Boston debut when the group begins a three-game residence collection towards St. Louis. Paxton, who got here off the injured checklist Wednesday, has been sidelined with a proper hamstring pressure.

Braves: After an off day Thursday, RHP Spencer Strider (4-0, 2.70) will face a yet-to-be-announced starter when Atlanta opens a three-game collection at Toronto.