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Duran gets Boston's 1st straight steal of home in 16 years in 7-3 win over Guardians for DH split

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Boston Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez scores on a triple by Jarren Duran during the third inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Cleveland, (AP Photo/David Richard)

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BRIAN DULIK

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarren Duran had Boston’s first straight steal of home since Jacoby Ellsbury exactly 16 years earlier, and the Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 Saturday for a doubleheader split after losing the opener 5-4.

Duran tripled in the third inning and took off against Doug Nikhazy (0-1), a 25-year-old left-hander who was making made his major league debut.