BOSTON (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 6-3 Saturday evening at Fenway Park, powered by a two-run homer from Jarren Duran and a strong bullpen effort.

Boston scored two runs in the third inning, two more in the seventh and two in the eighth. Ceddanne Rafaela singled home two runs in the seventh to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead. Duran followed with his 11th home run in the eighth, scoring two. Texas had taken a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Michael Helman.

Garrett Whitlock (4-1) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the win. Aroldis Chapman struck out two in the ninth for his 14th save. Ranger Suarez started for Boston, allowing two runs over five innings with seven strikeouts. Cole Winn (2-2) took the loss for Texas.

Jacob deGrom gave the Rangers six innings, allowing two earned runs with five strikeouts. Wyatt Langford had three hits and an RBI for Texas, which fell to 34-36. Boston improved to 29-39. Attendance was 34,556, and the game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes.