Red Sox Erupt in San Francisco: Duran & Cora Ejected After Frustrating Replay Call in 9–5 Loss
A fiery evening at Oracle Park ended in frustration for the Boston Red Sox, who suffered a 9–5 defeat to the Giants—and saw both Jarren Duran and manager Alex Cora ejected after a controversial replay call.
In the eighth inning, Duran ripped a single to right and stretched it into a double. His slide, though clearly beating the throw, prompted a replay challenge. The umpires upheld the out call, and Duran, visibly upset, let his emotions show.“I don’t really have an opinion on it,” Duran said afterward. “I saw what I saw, they saw what they saw… I can’t change it.”
He was ejected by second-base umpire Doug Eddings as he headed to the dugout, after some expletive-laced remarks. When Cora rushed in to confront the crew, he was thrown out as well.
Cora later explained his frustration didn’t begin with Duran’s play—it stemmed from an earlier call at the plate in the fourth inning, where Abraham Toro was ruled out after jumping over the catcher, despite appearing to stay within the baseline. That, along with questionable check-swing decisions earlier in the series, left him boiling over.
The Red Sox grabbed early momentum with solo homers by Rob Refsnyder and Ceddanne Rafaela, briefly jumping to a 3–2 lead.
However, the pitching faltered: Lucas Giolito allowed two solo shots in the fifth, and the bullpen crumbled after Rafaela’s homer tied it 5–5. A defensive error by Romy Gonzalez busted the game open, leading to a decisive three-run inning.
Despite solid at-bats, the Red Sox couldn’t recover as San Francisco pulled away. ESPN described Duran’s ejection as a flashpoint following his replay challenge, noting he “was tossing words” while being held back.
Meanwhile, fans and pundits on X (formerly Twitter) slammed the replay system:
“Jarren Duran was called out on this play. MLB replay is completely useless. It’s insane.”
Cora didn’t anticipate further discipline but noted with irony, “I’ll be the one getting in trouble.”
Boston’s brief flash of power was overshadowed by shaky pitching, a key defensive error, and blown calls that cost the team both momentum and composure. With replay drama and tempers flaring, this loss stings—and Pivotal questions loom about the reliability of officiating in baseball.