Jarren Duran's big series, Caleb Durbin sits, plus IL updates: Red Sox takeaways

For just the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep, this time of the Kansas City Royals.With a 4-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday, the Red Sox have now won seven of their last nine road games, helping them move to 14-13 on the road. Now they must find a way to carry that momentum back to Fenway Park, where they’ve gone just 8-14. They’ll begin a six-game homestand against the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves on Friday.Some takeaways from Kansas City:Could Jarren Duran finally be heating up?Duran is probably hoping he could stay in Kansas City for another series or two. In the midst of a rough start to the season, Duran had one of his most productive series to date, going 4-for-10 with two homers, a double, a triple and six RBIs. One of those homers, a two-run blast in the seventh was the difference-maker on Wednesday.Advertisement