The Red Sox have had a hard time scoring recently, and Jarren Duran’s struggles have been among the reasons why. Entering Sunday the outfielder was batting .205 over the past two weeks, a stretch where he’s primarily batted third.

Fortunately, as manager Alex Cora often says, speed doesn’t slump.

Duran broke out in a big way Sunday, hitting a three-run inside-the-park home run to help power the Red Sox to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first inside-the-parker of his big league career and helped the Red Sox avoid what would have been a disappointing three-game sweep at home.

Overall Duran reached base all four times he came to the plate, going 2 for 2 with a double and the homer along with two walks.

“We needed that,” Cora said. “I think offensively the last week has

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