Red Sox Complete 3-Game Royals Sweep as Duran Drives 4-3 Win

12 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 21

A 4-3 victory Wednesday gave Boston its second three-game sweep of the season and improved the club to 14-13 on the road after winning seven of its last nine away games.
Jarren Duran powered the finale with a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh and finished the Kansas City series 4-for-10 with two homers, a double, a triple and six RBIs.
Caleb Durbin sat for the third time in four games as interim manager Chad Tracy used Nick Sogard more often; Durbin is batting .169 with a .495 OPS despite strong defense.
Trevor Story is still weighing treatment versus surgery for a sports hernia that could sideline him about two months, while Roman Anthony had a wrist setback and Garrett Crochet remains at least weeks from returning.
Boston now heads into a six-game homestand against Minnesota and Atlanta, trying to carry road momentum back to Fenway Park, where it is just 8-14.

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