Duran went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Yankees. He also was caught stealing.
Duran singled ahead of Masataka Yoshida's two-run home run in the sixth that broke a scoreless tie. He later doubled in the seventh inning but was stranded there before the Yankees plated five in the bottom half of the frame. The double was Duran's league-leading 45th of the season. Duran had been struggling entering the game, going 4-for-32 (.125) over the previous seven games.
Duran went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Mets.
Duran returned to the leadoff spot after a one-game respite and recorded Boston's lone hit with a runner in scoring position. He's hit safely in six straight games, going 8-for-24 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs scored during that stretch.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Three extra-base hits in win
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Duran went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, two doubles and a second run scored in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
He led off the first inning with a double before scoring the opening run on a Triston Casas groundout. Duran would cap his big day with a 431-foot home run off lefty Tyler Holton in the 10th, his 21st homer of the year, to extend Boston's lead to 7-4. The 27-year-old Duran has gone 9-for-20 (.450) with three home runs in his last five games. His slash line is up to .295/.354/.533 with 96 runs scored, 69 RBI and 32 stolen bases across 616 plate appearances on the season.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Flashes tools in Tuesday's win
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Duran went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.
The 27-year-old outfielder led off the game by hooking a Yariel Rodriguez fastball around Pesky's Pole down the right-field line, continuing a blistering stretch that has seen Duran slash .372/.449/.860 over his last 11 games. Tuesday's blast gave him his first career 20-20 campaign -- he's got 20 homers and 32 steals in 130 contests -- and Duran capped off his impressive performance with outfield assists in each of the first two innings, tying him with Ian Happ for the MLB lead at 11.
Duran went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, two doubles and two runs scored in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against Toronto. He finished 1-for-4 with a home run in the opener, which was the resumption of a June 26 game suspended by rain.
The Red Sox were swept by the Blue Jays, but Duran had a big day. He provided Boston's lone run in the afternoon's 4-1 loss before the multi-hit effort in the nightcap. Duran knocked a leadoff double in the first inning before doubling again and coming around to score in the third. The outfielder capped off his day with a two-run blast in the eighth for his 19th home run of the year. Duran had just one multi-hit performance over his previous eight games entering Monday but has gone 11-for-24 (.325) over his last nine contests. He owns an impressive .293/.353/.523 slash line with a whopping 74 extra-base hits and 91 runs scored through 128 games.
Duran went 1-for-2 with two walks, a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Houston.
Duran doubled to lead off the game and scored on a single. He later stole his 32nd base, tying teammate David Hamilton for the team lead. Duran finished off an impactful road trip, posting a .345/.424/.759 line with three home runs, six RBI, three steals and eight runs scored over seven games against the Orioles and Astros.
Duran went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk, two total RBI and three total runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Astros.
Duran's eighth-inning homer was his third in the last five games, a span that's seen him drive in six runs. The outfielder also had an RBI single in the fourth inning. He's batting .296 (21-for-71) in August, which is right in line with his .291 average for the year. Duran has added a strong .863 OPS with 17 homers, 64 RBI, 87 runs scored, 31 stolen bases, 38 doubles and 13 triples across 123 contests.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Begins game with long ball
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Duran went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Astros on Monday.
Duran smacked the first pitch of the game over the left-field wall for a solo homer. He's racked up 16 home runs over 122 contests this season, twice as many as he belted in 102 games last year. In addition to the uptick in power, Duran has put up numbers befitting his leadoff role, including 84 runs (tied for eighth in the majors) and 31 thefts (tied for fifth).
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Adds steal in loss
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Duran went 0-for-5 with a stolen base in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Baltimore.
The one time Duran got on base -- via a forceout in the third inning -- he immediately stole his 31st base of the season but was stranded there, as the Red Sox finished 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position. The steal left him tied for fifth in MLB with teammate David Hamilton.
