Duran Grand Slam Lifts Red Sox in 11th

Jarren Duran hit a grand slam in the 11th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night at loanDepot park. Duran was 0 for 4 before the swing. The Associated Press, CBS Miami, and the Boston Herald all had the same finishing picture: a 412-foot drive to right-center off a Cade Gibson sweeper that turned a 3-3 extra-inning slog into Boston's fifth straight win.

The surging Red Sox (73-59) have won nine of 12, three straight series, and 14 of 20. Duran's blast was his 17th homer and the second grand slam of his career. It was only his second homer in 112 at-bats against left-handed pitching this season. Mickey Gasper supplied the other thunder, a first career two-homer game that gave Boston leads of 1-0 and 2-1.

How did Jarren Duran's grand slam happen?

Wilyer Abreu started the 11th at second as the automatic runner. Willson Contreras singled him to third. Jahmai Jones walked to load the bases. Andruw Monasterio grounded into a force at the plate. Duran then connected, scoring Monasterio, Jones, and Contreras. Gibson fell to 2-1. Alec Gamboa (1-0) threw 1 1/3 hitless innings for his first major league win.

Boston had already given the game away once. Connor Wong scored on a passed ball in the 10th, then Brian Navarreto scored on a third-strike wild pitch to tie it 3-3. Rookie Wyatt Olds had two outs and a 3-2 lead when the pitch got away. The Herald noted Aroldis Chapman was unavailable after pitching on consecutive days. The 11th became the only way out.

What was the Red Sox vs Marlins score?

Boston won 7-3 in 11 innings. Gasper homered to right-center in the second, the only run Tyler Phillips allowed in 4 2/3 innings (seven strikeouts). Payton Tolle carried a no-hitter into the fifth before Xavier Edwards doubled. Tolle loaded the bases, and Navarreto's sacrifice fly tied it. Gasper's second homer traveled 418 feet in the sixth. Heriberto Hernandez answered with a solo shot, his 19th.

Sonny Gray (16-3, 2.79 ERA) starts the series finale Wednesday against Ryan Gusto (0-3, 4.37). Boston is 39-27 on the road. This was not pretty. It was a club that keeps finding a late swing after it steps on a rake. Duran spent most of the night searching for a hit, then ended it with one swing that search engines will keep for a week: Duran grand slam, Red Sox extra innings, fifth straight.

The American League night was loud everywhere. Francisco Lindor walked off the Brewers in 10 at Citi Field, and the Mariners handled Philadelphia 4-1. Boston's version came with a grand slam and a two-homer night from a backup catcher. That is September baseball arriving a week early.

Duran grand slam FAQ

Did Jarren Duran hit a grand slam? Yes. He hit one in the 11th inning to give Boston a 7-3 lead.

What was the Red Sox vs Marlins final score? Boston won 7-3 in 11 innings.

How many wins in a row do the Red Sox have? Five, and they have won 14 of their last 20.