Duran went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 20-7 loss to Colorado.
Duran belted his 13th home run and league-leading 12th triple, extending a hit streak to eight games. He's 17-for-35 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored during the streak. Duran's appeared in all 101 games for Boston this season and is one game shy of the career-high mark he set last year.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Three hits, homer vs. Rockies
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Duran went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple, three total RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 20-7 loss to the Rockies.
Duran took Cal Quantrill deep in the fifth inning for his 13th homer of the year before legging out his MLB-leading 12th triple in the ninth. Duran now has at least one extra-base hit in seven of his last eight contests -- he's gone 17-for-35 (.486) with three homers in that span. It's been a breakout campaign for the 27-year-old outfielder, who's now slashing .292/.353/.512 with 51 RBI, 73 runs scored and 22 stolen bases across 101 games.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Carries offense with four RBI
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Duran went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, a double, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers.
Duran gave the Red Sox a quick 2-0 lead after taking James Paxton deep just three pitches into the game. He later ripped a two-run double off Evan Phillips in the ninth. Duran has 12 hits over his last 21 at-bats and has recorded multiple hits in six of his last eight games. The 27-year-old is in the midst of a breakout campaign and is slashing .290/.350/.500 with 12 homers, 48 RBI, 67 runs, 22 steals and a 36:101 BB:K in 453 plate appearances.
Duran went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Dodgers.
Fresh off an MVP performance at the All-Star Game, Duran got his second half off to a hot start, and his fifth-inning homer was his first long ball since July 2. The outfielder is up to a .286/.344/.488 slash line with 11 homers, 42 RBI, 63 runs scored, 22 stolen bases, 11 doubles and a major-league-leading 10 triples through 96 games.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Takes home All-Star MVP honors
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Duran was named the MVP of Tuesday's All-Star Game after going 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in the American League's 5-3 win over the National League.
Entering the game in the top of the fifth inning as a replacement for starting center fielder Aaron Judge, Duran broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the frame when he took Reds right-hander Hunter Greene deep to right center. The two-run blast held up as the difference in the American League's win, allowing Duran to become the first Red Sox player since J.D. Drew in 2008 to take home MVP honors in the Midsummer Classic. Duran earned his first All-Star nod after slashing .284/.342/.477 with 10 home runs and 22 stolen bases in 439 plate appearances during the first half.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Dropped to second in order
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Duran batted second and went 0-for-4 in Friday's 6-1 loss to Kansas City.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora, cognizant of Boston's struggles against left-handers, moved the righty-hitting Rob Refsnyder to leadoff against Cole Ragans. While Refsnyder got on base twice against Ragans, the left-hander stifled the rest of Boston's lineup, the second time in three games the Red Sox were quelled by a southpaw. Duran, who is batting .275/.336/.468 overall, is slashing .242/.313/.300 against lefties.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Productive from top of order
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Duran went 3-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the A's.
The 27-year-old did his job as Boston's leadoff hitter, but the rest of the lineup managed only five hits combined. It was Duran's first multi-hit performance since June 24, and the streaky outfielder is batting just .211 (8-for-38) through the first eight games in July with two doubles, a homer and two steals.
