Red Sox’s Kenley Jansen records 400th save in Red Sox win

ATLANTA — Kenley Janson became the seventh player in major league history to record 400 saves, pinch hitter Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox Beat the atlanta braves 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Jansen, who had 41 saves last year in his only season with the Braves, faced four batters for his ninth save in 10 chances.

“I was locked up,” he said. “At the end of the day, that’s an individual thing to do. We’re here to win ballgames and make the playoffs and try to win a championship. It’s just another day. You’ve got to stay focused for that. It was an amazing experience.”

Jansen wanted to get to 400 at Fenway Park but didn’t mind doing it in Atlanta. He grew up as a Braves fan on Curaçao cheering on veteran center fielder Andruw Jones.

“It couldn’t be better to come against the team that I grew up watching, loving, and I did here today at their stadium,” Jansen said.

The 35-year-old right-hander trails Billy Wagner by 22 saves for sixth on the career list. jansen retired sean murphy in a shallow fly, delivered a double for eddie rosarioretired Ozzie Albies in a fly and strikeout Travis d’Arnaud to end it, dropping his ERA to 0.77.

Jansen is the first reliever since Detroit’s Francisco Rodriguez in 2016 to reach the 400-save milestone. The Yankees’ Mariano Rivera leads his career with 652 saves.

“It was unbelievable, man,” said Jansen, who had 350 saves in 12 years with the los angeles dodgers during a run that lasted until 2021. “It’s a moment I’ll never forget.”