BOSTON — 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, Treinen 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.

In Boston’s 9-4 win Monday, the Red Sox took an 8-0 lead in a four-run third when center fielder Michael A. Taylor allowed a ball drop next to him on the center field track, Harper and Taylor had one fall between them, and Desmond didn’t handle Mookie Betts’ grounder in the hole with the bases loaded.

Boston third baseman Pablo Sandoval left Tuesday’s game in the top of the sixth with a bruised left foot after being hit by a pitch in the bottom of the third. Dustin Pedroia hit his third homer this season.

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Edward Mujica (1-0) got the win and Koji Uehara got his first save, one day after being activated from the disabled list.

Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg allowed five runs and 10 hits in 5 1-3 innings, leaving him with a 6.75 ERA.

Washington reached Justin Masterson for six runs in the fifth as they sent 10 batters to the plate.

Masterson retired leadoff hitter Yunel Escobar then loaded the bases when he hit Jayson Werth with a pitch, gave up a single to Harper and walked Ryan Zimmerman. Clint Robinson then singled in a run and another scored when Ramos grounded out. Desmond doubled in two runs before a triple by Taylor drove in two more, putting Washington ahead 7-5.


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