At his best Jarren Duran is a game-changing talent, but this year the speedy outfielder has rarely been at his best against lefties. His struggles had reached a point where on Tuesday manager Alex Cora batted him eighth against a lefty despite the club’s recent offensive malaise.

But facing one of baseball’s toughest southpaws on Friday, Duran uncorked arguably the biggest swing of the season.

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Duran took Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Garrett Cleavinger deep for a towering two-run home run in the top of the seventh, flipping what had been a one-run deficit into a one-run lead late in the Red Sox’s eventual 11-7 win.

The Red Sox piled on seven more runs in the top of the eighth, ensuring a badly needed victory coming off a disappointing series loss at home to a beatable Ath

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