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

CLEVELAND AP Jarren Duran had Boston s first straight steal of home since Jacoby Ellsbury exactly years earlier and the Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians - Saturday for a doubleheader split after losing the opener - Duran tripled in the third inning and took off against Doug Nikhazy - a -year-old left-hander who was making made his major league debut As Nikhazy went from the windup Duran broke for home slid headfirst and slapped his right hand on the plate ahead of Bo Naylor s tag Umpire Brock Ballou s safe call was upheld in a video review Ellsbury had Boston s previous straight steal of home against the New York Yankees Andy Pettitte on April Duran stole home for the third time in his big league career He also had three hits and two RBIs Rafael Devers and rookie Kristian Campbell added two hits apiece for the Red Sox who stopped a three-game skid Boston built a - lead after three against Nikhazy who walked six over pitches while allowing six runs and five hits Walker Buehler - won a third straight start for the first time since with the Los Angeles Dodgers allowing three runs and seven hits in six innings Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer for Cleveland his first since the ninth inning of Meeting of the AL Championship Series against the Yankees Angel Mart nez had an RBI single and stole a base The Guardians have won six of eight Kolby Allard pitched the final six innings giving up one run In the first meeting Steven Kwan singled home Will Wilson with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning of a - Cleveland win Key moment Rob Refsnyder drew a bases-loaded walk off Nikhazy in the second scoring Rafael Devers to push Boston s advantage to - The left-hander threw pitches and allowed six baserunners in the inning Key stat The Guardians were seeking their first doubleheader sweep since Sept against Minnesota They have a - record in nine twin-bills since the start of the season Up next Red Sox RHP Brayan Bello - ERA faces Guardians LHP Logan Allen - ERA in the three-game series finale AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source