The lead changed hands three times before Jarren Duran's seventh-inning homer settled a back-and-forth contest. Boston defeated Kansas City 4-3 at Kauffman Stadium, extending their winning streak to two games.
Duran went 2-for-5 with a triple and the decisive two-run homer, driving in both runs in Boston's comeback victory. The outfielder is hitting .195 this season with 6 home runs and 24 RBI.
Salvador Perez opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first inning, but Boston answered with two runs in the second. Sogard singled to right to score Contreras, then Narváez grounded into a double play that brought Rafaela home. Kansas City regained the lead in the fifth when Díaz homered to left center, scoring Marte to make it 3-2. Duran's homer to left in the seventh scored Narváez and proved to be the difference.
Connelly Early earned the win for Boston, allowing 3 runs over 6.1 innings with 5 strikeouts. Michael Wacha pitched effectively for Kansas City, giving up just 1 earned run over 6 innings while striking out 8, but Steven Cruz took the loss after allowing 2 runs in two-thirds of an inning. Aroldis Chapman recorded his 12th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
Boston improved to 21-27 while Kansas City fell to 20-29. Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with a triple and is one hit away from 1,000 career hits.