Jarren Duran absolutely CRUSHED his 18th grand slam in the 11th inning on Tuesday, scoring Willson Contreras, Jahmai Jones, and Andruw Monasterio to give the Boston Red Sox a wild 7-3 extra-innings win over the Miami Marlins. This game was a roller coaster, honestly, and the Red Sox had no business winning it, but somehow, they found a way to pull it off. You just can’t make this stuff up!
How Did They Even Win This?!
Let’s be real, the Red Sox should have dropped this one. The Marlins had 14 at bats with runners in scoring position and barely did anything with them, going just 1-14 in those critical spots. Payton Tolle, who started strong, totally ran out of gas at the end of his outing, letting five of the last eight guys he faced reach base, including a bomb from Heriberto Hernandez. And then the 10th inning, man! Aroldis Chapman wasn’t even available to close out what was a one-run game, and both Andruw Monasterio and Connor Wong made some brutal mistakes. Wong’s error, where the ball went to the backstop, really should have ended the whole thing. Wyatt Olds was out there pitching his heart out, practically getting a four-out save, but that mistake from Wong just prolonged the agony. You rarely see a team recover after a play like that.
Mickey Magic and Duran’s Big Moment
But this is the regular season of 2026, and like some weird law of baseball, these Red Sox just keep finding inexplicable ways to win. Of course, the Marlins blew all those chances with men in scoring position. Of course, the leadoff double Tolle gave up when he was on fumes got thrown out at third on the very next play. And of course, the Red Sox still escaped that 10th inning with Alec Gamboa on the mound. And then, the ultimate ‘of course’ moment: Jarren Duran, who was hitless all night, steps up and smacks a grand slam in the 11th for the knockout blow. That wasn’t even all the magic, though! Before things even reached extras, Mickey Gasper, an unlikely hero if there ever was one, went deep not once, but twice, both to really deep parts of the ballpark. Funny enough, those Gasper dingers landed near where Roman Anthony’s game-winning World Baseball Classic home run against the Dominican Republic landed. Roman Anthony was even doing his thing in Worcester while all this insanity was unfolding in Miami!
So, what’s next for these wild Red Sox? They proved tonight that even when they’re playing sloppy and making critical errors, they’ve got this undeniable grit and some serious unexpected pop in their lineup. You gotta wonder if this kind of crazy victory keeps them buzzing as the regular season rolls on. What an absolute wild ride for the Red Sox and their fans!
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Originally reported by Over the Monster.
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