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Tuesday 31 OcTOber 2017
Usually automatic Jansen’s loss has Dodgers down in Series

By STEPHEN HAWKINS same thing.” Brian McCann Saturday night, but that
AP Sports Writer had reached with two outs was in a 6-2 Dodgers vic-
HOUSTON (AP) — Kenley in the 10th when he got hit tory. Game 6 is Tuesday
Jansen had been almost by a pitch, a ball that struck night in Los Angeles, where
automatic for the Los An- him on his right forearm and in Game 2 last Wednesday
geles Dodgers — until the rolled up to also catch him the Astros got even in the
World Series. on the hand. That inside ninth inning when Marwin
Now after the big closer’s pitch came immediately Gonzalez homered in the
loss to the Houston Astros in after McCann had almost ninth off Jansen for a 3-3
Game 5, after a rare blown ended the game, turning tie. That was the first-ever
save earlier in the series, the on a pitch and pulling it blown save in the postsea-
Dodgers are going home in deep down the right field son for Jansen, and the As-
a hole. line and foul. tros went on to win 7-6 in 11
But like any good closer, The Astros catcher initially innings and avoid coming
Jansen is trying to have a stayed in the game af- home in an 0-2 deficit.
short memory. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen warms up during ter manager A.J. Hinch Jansen led the NL with 41
“I mean, it is frustrating, it’s batting practice before Game 4 of baseball’s World Series and a trainer came out to saves in the regular season,
tough. But what can you Houston Astros Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston. check on him. But Derek his third career 40-save sea-
do,” Jansen said. “I’m al- Associated Press Fisher took over as a pinch- son, and his 1.32 ERA was
ready moving forward from year in a row. inning in a game that took runner at second base af- the best in the majors for a
this, I’m already looking The Dodgers had already 5 hours, 17 minutes ended ter George Springer drew reliever.
for Tuesday, I’m already used six pitchers, and had the game early Monday a walk, and Fisher raced But the closer and the
ready for them again Tues- just tied the game with morning. Houston won 13- home with the winning run Dodgers still have a chance
day. They’ve got to beat us three runs in the ninth in- 12 to take a 3-2 series lead. on Bregman’s liner to left. for their first World Series title
again, they’ve got to beat ning late Sunday night, “We knew going into this “Just missed my spot, since 1988.
all of us, all 25 of us to win when Jansen came on for series, this is the best offen- missed my location,” Jan- “This ain’t over. We’re go-
it.” Jansen blew only one the fourth time in the World sive ball club that we were sen said, but added that ing home,” Jansen said.
save during the regular Series. going to see all year. And he didn’t think fatigue was “This is not a time for us to
season, and just this week- Jansen worked around a they can slug you. They a factor. hang our heads or worry
end had been recognized two-out double in the ninth, spoil pitches. They’re athlet- Bregman had hit a solo about what happened. It
as the National League’s but Alex Bregman’s RBI sin- ic,” manager Dave Roberts homer off Jansen in the already happened. Move
top reliever for the second gle with two outs in the 10th said. “But our guys did the ninth inning of Game 4 on forward.”q