KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.

Boston (22-27) took a 2-0 lead in the second on Nick Sogard’s RBI single and a run-scoring double play grounder. The Royals (20-30) answered in the fifth when Elias Díaz hit a two-run homer, scoring Starling Marte. After Salvador Perez singled and later scored on a groundout, the game remained tied until Duran’s blast to left field drove in Carlos Narváez.

Connelly Early (4-2) earned the win, allowing three runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings with five strikeouts. Steven Cruz (0-2) took the loss. Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save, striking out one.

Michael Wacha started for Kansas City and struck out eight over six innings, allowing one earned run on six hits. Perez had three hits, including a home run, and Díaz also homered. Willson Contreras collected three hits for Boston. The Red Sox outhit the Royals 11-8. Attendance was 14,091, and the game lasted 2 hours, 48 minutes.