Jarren Duran went 4 for 4, capped by a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning that sent the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros. The game was tied at 5 when Duran drove a fastball from Caleb Ort over the wall in left-center, matching his season high for hits. He also walked once and scored three times.
Boston Red Sox ’ Jarren Duran and Triston Casas , right, celebrate the solo home run by Duran against the Houston Astros during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Houston. Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers makes the catch against the wall to deny the home run by Boston Red Sox s Tyler O’Neill during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Houston.
Triston Casas, who had two hits and three RBIs, put Boston up 3-0 in the first inning with a two-run homer. Casas is 7 for 20 since coming off the injured list Friday after missing 98 games with a left rib strain. But the AL West-leading Astros went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position as they lost for just the second time in 13 games.
Duran led off with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. Wilyer Abreu doubled to make it 1-0, and Casas followed with his homer to right field.
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