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Former Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin played a huge role in keeping the Boston Red Sox in the hunt for setting a new franchise record for the longest winning streak.
With the score tied at 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles in the bottom of the eighth inning and with zero outs, Durbin took a ball on O’s reliever Tyler Wells’ first pitch, which was a 90 mph cutter.
Wells threw the same pitch but kept it near the middle, just enough for Durbin to find the sweet spot for the clutch go-ahead solo home run, giving the Red Sox a one-run lead and the eventual 6-5 final score at Fenway Park in Boston.
Ex-Brewers star Durbin felt the electricity of the night with his huge home run
The gravity of his home run was obviously not lost on Durbin, who the Brewers traded to Boston in February along with Andruw Monasterio, Anthony Seigler and a 2026 second-round pick in exchange for Kyle Harrison, David Hamilton and Shane Drohan. “Man, the electricity on that one is probably top of the list,” Durbin said after the game (h/t Reuters). “Just being able to come through for the guys and get the lead there was big.
“Late in the game, two outs especially, trying to get on second base at the very least. Trying to do some damage. If there’s a spot to try to let it eat, it’s there.
“We were digging, right? We were grinding there early on. You keep going knowing that there’s opportunities and there’s moments ahead like this, and there’s going to be plenty more. It’s a boring answer, but (the key is) keeping the same approach and keep moving forward every single day.”
Durbin and the Red Sox are now on a 14-game winning streak, the second-longest ever in franchise history. A win by the Red Sox over Baltimore on Tuesday would have Boston tie the franchise record 15 consecutive wins set by Ted Williams and the 1946 Red Sox.
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