The Red Sox went into the ninth with a 3-2 lead, but Miami stormed back to earn a 5-3 win and avoid a sweep at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox were able to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday, but they burned closer Aroldis Chapman in what should have been a stress-free ninth inning.

In actuality, the Red Sox lost Sunday’s game while they were winning on Saturday. The Red Sox carried a 7-2 lead into the ninth inning Saturday and tabbed Isaiah Campbell to get the last three outs.

Jarren Duran is among the key players for the Red Sox with 31 doubles, 12 triples and 12 home runs this season. For the Marlins Kyle Stowers leads the way with 25 home runs for the season, but he’s failed to hit any in his last seven games.

Righthander Greg Weissert allowed a tying home run to Dane Myers and lefthander Steven Matz gave up the go-ahead shot to Jakob Marsee in a brutal late-inning sequence set up by the goings-on from the day before.

9) Abraham Toro put the Red Sox ahead 3-1 in the seventh with an RBI sac fly after Abreu and Romy Gonzalez hit back-to-back singles to lead off the inning. Gonzalez’s single deflected off Junk’s foot into right field.

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Dane Myers and Jakob Marsee each hit home runs in the ninth to lead the Miami Marlins to a comeback win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Right fielder Wilyer Abreu left the Red Sox’ 5-3 loss to the Marlins on Sunday in the seventh inning due to right calf tightness.

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