MIAMI — Jarren Duran continued his power surge for the Red Sox in Tuesday’s win , and in the process, made American League history. With an eighth-inning homer that punctuated an 8-3 Red Sox victory over the Marlins, Duran recorded his 100th hit and 10th homer of the season. According to the team, he’s the first American League play ever to have 100 hits, 20 steals, 10 triples and 10 homers before the All-Star break.
José Reyes is the only player to ever accomplish the feat, having done it with the Mets in 2008. Just two weeks ago, it didn’t seem likely Duran would reach double-digit homers in the first half of the season. Through May, he had just three dingers, and as of June 18, just five.
But in the last 10 games, he has left the yard five times and is close to eclipsing his career total of 13. Duran has homered in each of Boston’s last three games, a product of an approach at the plate that has produced great results in different fashions all season. “He’s not trying to hit homers,” said manager Alex Cora.
“He’s trying to hit the ball hard to left-center then able to catch it out front. That’s the difference between Jarren now and Jarren in 2020, 2021. In those two years, it was a show in BP hitting the ball in the air to the pull side.
Now, he has learned how to handle the at-bat, how to hit the ball hard and be on time. This is a very dangerous hitter right now.” When Duran came to the plate to face J.
T. Chargois with two outs in the eighth, he.
