Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Sitting out versus left-hander
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Duran is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.
The Red Sox are facing a left-hander (Austin Gomber) for the third day in a row, and while Duran started the first two of those contests, he will begin Monday's game on the bench. Rob Refsnyder will start in left field while Wilyer Abreu will get the nod in right field as he makes a rare start versus a lefty. Duran is hitting .216/.245/.336 with a 29.3 percent strikeout rate against southpaws this season.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Drives in three in win
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Duran went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and one run scored in Friday's 11-2 win over the Nationals.
Duran hit an RBI single in the second inning and later added a two-run double in the fifth. The 28-year-old is riding a modest five-game hitting streak and has hit safely in nine of his past 11 games overall, with the latter stretch including six extra-base hits, four RBI and eight runs scored. On the season, he's slashing .255/.313/.412 with six home runs, 42 RBI, 48 runs scored and 15 steals across 404 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Homers in victory
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Duran went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and three runs scored during Monday's 13-6 win over the Reds.
Duran hit his second home run in June, and sixth on the season, to help pad the Red Sox lead after Cincinnati cut it down to three. He might have capped the month off well, but the 28-year-old has struggled at the plate in June, slashing .206/.287/.371 with season lows across the board for a single month this season. His .723 OPS for the season remains far off of his .834 mark in last year's All-Star campaign.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Receiving rare day off
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Duran is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees.
Duran will step out of the lineup Friday after a run of 54 consecutive starts. He'll put a pause on his nine-game hit streak, during which he's batting .316 (12-for-38) with five doubles, a triple and a homer. Rob Refsnyder will take over in left field and bat leadoff for Boston.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Mashes fifth homer in victory
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Duran went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Rays.
It was the fifth round tripper of the campaign by Duran, who last homered back on May 24. Although the speedy outfielder has taken a bit of a step back in the power department so far -- he's slugging .428 this year after slugging .492 in 2024 -- he's been plenty productive despite the decrease in pop. Duran is batting .271 with 18 doubles, seven triples, 38 RBI, 38 runs scored and 14 stolen bases through 299 at-bats, and he's tied for the American League lead in three-baggers.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Raps four hits in loss
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Duran went 4-for-5 in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Baltimore.
Duran collected four singles on the day for his second four-hit game of the season and eighth of his career. The outfielder's bat has come alive the last two weeks; he's 19-for-50 (.380) with three doubles, two triples, two home runs and 12 RBI over the last 12 games.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Goes deep in twin bill
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Duran went a combined 2-for-8 with a solo home run and a walk across Saturday's doubleheader split versus Baltimore.
Duran led off Boston's half of the first inning in Game 1 with a solo blast to right-center field. He reached twice more in that contest before going 0-for-4 in the low-scoring nightcap. By failing to get aboard in Game 2, Duran's stretch of reaching base in 10 straight contests came to an end. He had batted .366 with a pair of homers and 12 RBI during the hot streak, and his season slash line now sits at .268/.319/.425 with four long balls, 33 RBI, 30 runs and 12 stolen bases through 248 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Plates four runs in victory
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Duran went 2-for-5 with a home run and four total RBI in a 7-6 victory versus Atlanta on Saturday.
Duran put Boston on the board with a two-run homer in the third inning and added a two-run single to tie the score with two outs in the eighth. The outfielder has three multi-hit efforts over his past four games and is batting .368 (7-for-19) during that span. Duran is slashing a solid .262/.309/.406 on the campaign, but he has just three homers, and Saturday's long ball was his first since April 29 (a stretch of 15 games).
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: On base four times in win
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Duran went 4-for-6 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 13-3 win over the Guardians. He was also caught stealing.
Duran finished off the three-game set in Cleveland with seven hits (two for extra bases), three RBI and three runs scored over the final two games of the series. He was batting .093 (3-for-32) against left-handers entering the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, but he had success against southpaws Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Duran went 6-for-8 against lefties the past two games.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Busy on basepaths in twin bill
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Duran went 3-for-9 with a walk, a triple, three runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases across both games of Saturday's doubleheader split with the Guardians.
He swiped a bag in each end of the twin bill, but all the rest of his production came during a 7-3 win in the nightcap. Duran's ohfer during the matinee snapped an 11-game hit streak, but the heater has boosted his slash line on the season to .256/.316/.388 with one homer, 13 RBI, 15 runs and nine steals in 11 attempts over 133 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Getting first day off
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Duran is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Duran will sit on the bench for the first time this season after starting the season with a .600 OPS through 72 plate appearances. While he regroups, Rob Refsnyder will pick up a start in left field and bat fourth.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Doubles, triples in win
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Duran went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple Monday against the Blue Jays.
The 28-year-old outfielder collected a double and a triple, just his fourth and fifth extra-base hits this month. The double extended his league-leading total to 47, while his 14th triple pulled him even with Corbin Carroll for the league lead. Duran broke out with an .828 OPS in 102 contests last season, and he's built on that in 2024 with a .286 average while posting 82 total extra-base hits (including 21 homers), 75 RBI, 107 runs and 34 stolen bases through 155 games.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Logs three hits in loss
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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.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Two hits in loss
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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.
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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.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: On base five times in win
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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.
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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.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Starting in return from suspension
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Duran will start in left field and bat leadoff Wednesday against the Rangers after being reinstated from his two-game suspension.
The Red Sox handed Duran a two-game, unpaid ban after he was heard using a homophobic slur toward a heckler during Sunday's loss to the Astros. The suspension was announced after the Red Sox consulted with Major League Baseball on the matter, so Duran isn't expected to be subject to any further discipline from the team or the league. The reigning All-Star Game MVP is back in action for the series finale with the Rangers in his customary leadoff spot.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Could face suspension
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Duran could be subject to a suspension after he directed a homophobic slur toward a heckling fan during Sunday's 10-2 loss to the Astros, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.
Duran issued an apology after the game, as did the Red Sox. Abraham relays that a suspension could be handed down as soon as Monday, while noting that in similar past incidents, Major League Baseball and the offending player's team have worked together to come up with a mutually agreed upon suspension. The Red Sox begin a three-game series against the Rangers on Monday.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Two hits, steal in loss
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Duran went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 8-4 loss to Houston.
Duran put himself in scoring position multiple times, but the Red Sox were unable to deliver key hits, as they went 1-for-12 with RISP. The stolen base was his 28th, tying him for fifth in MLB. He continued a torrid stretch of hitting, which includes multiple hits in 12 of the last 21 games. Duran is slashing .368/.417/.674 with 11 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 17 RBI, 18 runs and six steals during that stretch.
