Wild trip for Boston infielder Nunez in Game 3

jarred himself as Alexander’s throw went wild, scoring Holt with the go-ahead run .

In the bottom half, Max Muncy was on first with one out when Cody Bellinger hit a foul popup near the third-base seats. The overshifted Nunez went a long way to make the catch, but backed into the low wall and flipped into the stands.

Nunez somehow emerged fromthe seats with a smile.

“I was just laughing because everything happened in the wrong time. Unbelievable,” he said. “Anymore players this happens every time?”

Muncy moved to second on the play, and scored to make it 2-all when second baseman Ian Kinsler threw away Yasiel Puig’s grounder.

Nunez wasn’t quite finished, either.

In the 16th, he cut across the diamond for Puig’s popup. He caught the ball — and a few more bruises, probably— when he tripped and did a face-first pratfall on the mound .

Once again, he stayed in the game.

“We no have any more players, so I no have choice. I have to be playing,” he said, laughing.

Cora appreciatedNunez’s determination. The 31-yearold from the Dominican Republic hit a three-run homer in the opener .

“It was a tough one for him, but he gave us a great effort. He actually played a good game. He was limping all over the place,” he said.

“It is what it is. There’s a lot of guys a little banged up, but they grind it out,” he said.