Duran's inside-the-park homer carries Red Sox past Pirates 5-2 to prevent series sweep

— Jarren Duran hit an inside-the-park homer, Lucas Giolito pitched six effective innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday to avert a three-game sweep.
Aug 31, 2025, 04:56 pm - AP
PIT
BOS
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L. Giolito
win

L. Giolito10-2

6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 5 BB
M. Keller
loss

M. Keller6-13

5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
A. Chapman
save

A. Chapman27

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

PITBOS
4thN. Gonzales scored, Cruz to second, McCutchen to third on wild pitch by Giolito.10
5thAnthony grounded out to shortstop, González scored, Narváez to third.11
5thDuran scored on an inside-the-park home run (266 feet), Narváez scored and Bregman scored.14
6thRafaela reached on infield single to shortstop, Lowe scored, González to second.15
7thCanario homered to left center (405 feet).25
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