Poor Fielding By Nationals Leads To Red Sox Win

Ken Bell

By HOWARD ULMAN

AP Sports Writer

       BOSTON (AP) – Two errors by pitcher Blake Treinen allowed Boston to erase a seventh-inning deficit, and the Red Sox won 8-7 on Tuesday night as the Washington Nationals struggled in the field for the second straight game.

        Boston went ahead with three unearned runs without a hit in the inning, which included three errors.

        Hanley Ramirez reached first base on a fielding error by shortstop Ian Desmond before Shane Victorino was hit by a pitch from left-hander Matt Thornton. After Mike Napoli’s flyout sent Ramirez to third, rTreinen replaced Thornton and hit Allen Craig, loading the bases.

        Treinen (0-1) fielded Ryan Hanigan’s bouncer in front of the plate, dropped the ball as Ramirez scored, then threw it past catcher Wilson Ramos as Victorino came home with the tying run. Craig scored the go-ahead run on Brock Holt’s groundout.

        AP-WF-04-15-15 0153GMT

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