ARLINGTON – On Saturday night, Jarren Duran grimaced as he crossed first base, and then grabbed his right side. At another point in the game, he looked like he felt something again on a swing and miss.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora came out with a member of the training staff. Duran’s message was essentially two words.
“I’m good.”
By Sunday morning, Duran’s torso was bandaged with a heated pad. But that was maintenance.
Duran hasn’t sat all season and he knows this isn’t the time, not with the Red Sox (59-51) trying to slim their deficits in both the American League East (6 1/2 games behind the Orioles) and the Wild Card standings (2 1/2 games back of the Royals).
