Jarren Duran hits inside-the-park homer for Red Sox against Pirates at Fenway Park

BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran was operating to 3rd base when he realized he wanted to select up the tempo once more and head for house.

Duran’s inside-the-park homer Sunday, a three-run shot, gave Boston the lead within the fifth inning and helped the Purple Sox avert a three-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park.

With Carlos Narváez on third and Alex Bregman on first, Duran lined the primary pitch from starter Mitch Keller into the right-center hole.

The ball received previous proper fielder Alexander Canario, who tried to chop it off, and rolled into the Fenway triangle. Then it caromed off the aspect wall of Boston’s bullpen and briefly received previous heart fielder Oneil Cruz close to the 420-foot register right-center.

As the group roared, the speedy Duran raced round third and simply beat a large relay throw to the plate standing up.

“After I was beginning to spherical second, I used to be like, OK, I’ve received to ensure I get to a few,” he mentioned. “I assumed I used to be going to be standing up (at third). I discovered myself sort of lay again a little bit bit, then (third base coach Kyle Hudson) got here again to me waving and I used to be like, I’ve received to get going once more.”

It was the second inside-the-park homer by the Purple Sox at Fenway Park this season. Wilyer Abreu hit one on June 30 and have become the sixth participant in main league historical past with a grand slam and an inside-the-park homer in the identical sport.

“I used to be simply joyful I didn’t have to slip in any case,” Duran mentioned. “I used to be like, that is going to be extra of a fall than a slide.”

Duran’s inside-the-park shot was the primary of his profession.

“Everyone’s doing the identical factor within the dugout,” Boston supervisor Alex Cora mentioned, evaluating his gamers and coaches to the cheering crowd.

“We grow to be followers,” he defined. “Everyone’s loud, everyone’s sending him.”