To say that the month of August has not been going swimmingly for Boston Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran would be an understatement. Typically a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the lineup, Duran has gone quiet from the plate over the past calendar month, entering Monday night action against the Baltimore Orioles with a measly OPS of .669. But he came alive against the Orioles, going 1-3 with a home run, 3 RBIs and one walk to power Boston to a 4-3 win over their division rival.

Duran was coming off a hot July where he put up an incredible 1.094 OPS, but he's been very mediocre in the other months of the season, never recording an OPS of above .759 (April) in a full calendar month's worth of games. This is Duran's worst offensive season since he broke into the scene for the

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