Hector Neris blew a save for the Phillies is style Saturday night. He came into the game to start the ninth inning with a 5-2 lead over the Dodgers, the easiest save situation possible. The first three batters hit home runs, Yasiel Puig, Cody Bellinger, and pinch-hitter Justin Turner. After recording an out, he allowed a single, came out of the game, but that runner came around to score as Neris gets the blown save an the loss. It was quite a comeback for the Dodgers, who win the game 6-5.
Neris is in pretty select company. I found 13 instances of relief pitchers giving up three home runs in the ninth inning when they had the lead since 1974. Three of those occurrences happened since the middle of last season. On July 24, 2016, Dave Robertson blew a save against the Tigers but won the game. The home runs were not consecutive. Then on Sept 6, Tony Watson of the Pirates came into the game against the Cardinals with a one run lead, got two outs, the gave up a home run, a home run, a double, and a home run to send the Pirates to defeat. The big fly blown save is back.
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