Jarren Duran misplaced the ball within the sky. Then, the Red Sox heart fielder simply watched as a catastrophe unfolded.
The Red Sox’ historic 28-5 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday night time can be finest remembered by Toronto’s inconceivable inside-the-park grand slam within the third inning, which paved the best way to an entire laugher at Fenway Park.
The Sox trailed 6-0 when Nathan Eovaldi issued a four-pitch stroll to Danny Jansen to load the bases, ending the pitcher’s night time after simply 2 2/3 innings. Austin Davis relieved him and induced Raimel Tapia right into a first-pitch, routine fly ball to heart that ought to have ended the inning. But Duran by no means noticed the ball, which landed properly behind on the warning observe.
“Just lost it in the twilight,” the rookie outfielder mentioned.
Jarren Duran misplaced the ball and let up an inside-the-park grand slam for the Blue Jays 😨 @BRWalkoff
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When Duran circled, nonetheless, he barely moved. He took a couple of steps towards the ball, however Alex Verdugo was hustling from left discipline. He slid to seize the ball earlier than firing it to cutoff man Xander Bogaerts in shallow heart, however by then it was too late. Tapia had already rounded third and slid head-first into dwelling to finish a ridiculous grand slam and put the Jays up 10-0.
Why didn’t Duran chase after the ball?
“I mean, Dugie was right there already,” Duran mentioned. “Obviously I should have taken a step or two but he was already going to beat me to the ball, so I just didn’t want to get in his way. What if I sprinted to it and collided with him or something like that? But, next time I know to take one or two steps, but he was already going to beat me to the ball.”
It was the second time this month {that a} Red Sox outfielder misplaced the ball within the Fenway Park twilight. Two weeks in the past towards the Yankees, Christian Arroyo misplaced a Joey Gallo fly ball in proper discipline – which scored two runs – earlier than hustling again to get it and reducing down Gallo on the plate.
How would Duran describe the sensation of what occurred on Friday?
“It’s the most helpless feeling you could ever feel,” Duran mentioned. “Until you guys catch a fly ball in twilight, let me know.”
Red Sox fall 28-5 to Blue Jays in one of many worst losses in franchise historical past
That play set Friday’s embarrassment into movement. The Jays went on to attain 18 extra runs – together with 11 within the fifth. They had been up 27-3 within the sixth inning.
Red Sox supervisor Alex Cora might inform earlier than the third-inning play that the sky circumstances had been getting tough.
“Right before that play, two batters before, I was looking up like, it’s getting tough out there. This is the first time I’ve seen this here. I know sometimes it gets tough with the wind and all that, and until you have that experience. But it’s getting tough, and it’s happening to a lot of people. From the get go, when he hit the ball, I saw his reaction and I said to Bushy (pitching coach Dave Bush), ‘He didn’t see that ball.’ There’s nothing you can do.”
The play was clearly one to neglect for Duran, who’s nonetheless a rookie and nonetheless a piece in progress within the outfield after being drafted as an infielder. But regardless of his inexperience, it was nonetheless inexplicable that he didn’t chase after the ball.
“Obviously he expects Jackie (Bradley Jr.) and Alex going, but at the same time, you’ve got to go too,” Cora mentioned. “That’s conversations between players, and sometimes that voice is a lot louder than the manager in those situations. Just the feeling, it’s a hard feeling. There’s nothing you can do. But, it’s stuff that we address. We try to make him better. He’s still a kid. He’s learning the position and all that. I bet at that point, he didn’t even know what to do.”
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