BOSTON -- With the Red Sox not only slumping at the plate through the first four innings on Sunday but for the last couple of weeks, Jarren Duran took matters into his own hands and legs with one electrifying moment that changed everything at Fenway Park.

With two on and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Duran smashed a line drive headed to the biggest part of the ballpark, the triangle area in right-center.

Pirates right fielder Alexander Canario tried to cut it off on the grass before it could reach dirt, but to no avail. Center fielder Oneil Cruz tried to pick it out cleanly from the base of Boston’s bullpen wall, but Duran was off to the races.

While completing his first career inside-the-park homer, Duran didn’t so much as slide as he crossed home.

His three-run gapper

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