Jansen blew his fifth save of the season Friday against the Cardinals. He surrendered a two-out solo shot that tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth.
Jedd Gyorko blasted the first pitch he saw from Jansen, handing the closer his second blown save in his last three tries. The ninth-inning man had only allowed one home run all season before Friday. Entering the game, Jansen had struck out Gyorko in four of the eight at-bats against him, making this pill a little harder to swallow. Expect to see Jansen back out there when the first chance at a rebound comes up over the weekend in St. Louis.