Jarren Duran’s Grand Slam Leads Red Sox to Extra-Inning Win Over Marlins
- Jarren Durán hit a game-winning grand slam in the 11th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park, according...
- The decisive swing came off Miami relief pitcher Cade Gibson in the 11th frame.
- Mickey Gasper contributed two home runs for Boston, marking the first multi-homer game of his career.
Jarren Durán hit a game-winning grand slam in the 11th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The extra-innings triumph marked the fifth win for the surging Red Sox, who secured their fourteenth victory in twenty games.
Extra-Innings Grand Slam Secures Boston Victory
The decisive swing came off Miami relief pitcher Cade Gibson in the 11th frame. Durán drove an 80.4 mph sweeper 412 feet deep into the right-field seats. The scoring sequence began when automatic runner Wilyer Abreu advanced to third on a single by Willson Contreras. Jahmai Jones then drew a walk to load the bases. After Andruw Monasterio grounded into a force out at home, Durán cleared the bases with his home run, bringing home Contreras, Jones, and Monasterio to push Boston’s lead to 7-3, as detailed by the Associated Press. With the performance, Durán raised his season total to 17 RBIs in the ninth inning or later, leading all of Major League Baseball in late-inning production.
Mickey Gasper Home Runs Spark Red Sox Offense
Mickey Gasper contributed two home runs for Boston, marking the first multi-homer game of his career. Gasper opened the scoring in the second inning with a 394-foot shot off Miami starting pitcher Tyler Phillips. In the sixth inning, Gasper connected off reliever Tyler Zuber for his second home run of the night, driving a 95 mph fastball 418 feet to center field to give Boston a 2-1 lead. Phillips worked 4 2/3 innings for the Marlins, striking out seven batters while allowing just the single run to Gasper. Boston starting pitcher Payton Tolle carried a no-hit bid into the fifth inning before yielding a double to Xavier Edwards. Tolle ultimately ran into trouble by loading the bases, allowing Miami to tie the game 1-1 in the fifth via a sacrifice fly from Brian Navarreto after a 10-pitch at-bat.
Back-And-Forth Rallies Force Extra Innings
Miami answered Gasper’s sixth-inning home run immediately in the bottom half of the frame when Heriberto Hernández hit a solo home run, leveling the score at 2-2. The game remained deadlocked until the 10th inning, when automatic runner Connor Wong scored on a passed ball by Navarreto after the ball deflected off home plate umpire David Rackley, putting Boston ahead 3-2. The Marlins tied the game again in the bottom of the 10th on an uncaught third strike that prevented the final out from being recorded, setting up the 11th-inning heroics. Alec Gamboa earned his first major league victory after pitching 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief for Boston. Cade Gibson absorbed the loss for Miami, falling to 2-1 on the season.
