{"id":1593,"date":"2026-05-31T04:04:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:04:57","slug":"caleb-durbin-shows-signs-of-progress-as-the-red-sox-pull-away-from-the-guardians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1593","title":{"rendered":"Caleb Durbin shows signs of progress as the Red Sox pull away from the Guardians"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>On Wednesday afternoon, a statistical low point for Caleb Durbin, who was on the bench again, the question posed to Craig Breslow was straightforward: Would it benefit the Red Sox and Durbin for him to go to the minors to figure out whatever is wrong?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1591\">Trump to headline \u2018Great American State Fair\u2019 for nation\u2019s 250th anniversary after artists drop out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe, the coaches, [interim manager Chad Tracy] are doing everything possible to get him to perform at the level that he did all season last year, that we know he is capable of. It\u2019s going to turn,\u201d the chief baseball officer said, not saying no. \u201cBut we\u2019re constantly thinking about, where\u2019s the best environment for that to happen? But I think it is premature in terms of making decisions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not yet, then \u2014 and maybe not ever, if Durbin can keep this up.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>He helped the Sox to a 9-1 win over the Guardians on Saturday with a 2-for-4, two-RBI effort, his latest glimpse of offensive life.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Over his past three games, Durbin is 5 for 12 with three doubles and four RBIs. That has raised his average from .163 to .182 and OPS from .479 to .521 \u2014 still ugly all around, but a rare tick in the right direction in what has been a miserable first season with the Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou need to have good results. You need to produce. You can feel as good as you want, but if you\u2019re not producing, it doesn\u2019t really mean much,\u201d Durbin said, noting that he has felt good at the plate all year even with the hits not dropping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ve had good results in a two-day span before. It\u2019s day-to-day. Just trying to continue to string it [together]. For me, I\u2019ve got to string it for a long period of time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Durbin comes through in the 8th! pic.twitter.com\/4UkhS5XM6M<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) May 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Durbin credited the recent mini-success to a shift in approach, trying to use the whole field instead of focusing so much on pulling the ball. The basic idea: If a pitch is on the inner half of the plate, go ahead and rip it to left field. But if it\u2019s on the outer half, just stroke it to right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He has short arms, so trying to pull a pitch that is outside is not going to work, he said. Keep it simple instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m at my best when I\u2019m not closing myself off to any part of the field,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Interim manager Chad Tracy looking to Mickey Gasper for bulk of playing time at catcher<\/div>\n<p><span>When Durbin pulled a ball in the air against lefthander Parker Messick (five innings, one run), it turned into a game-tying sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. In the eighth, he doubled to right, providing a key insurance run in what at the moment was a tight game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s getting the ball up off the ground a little bit more,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s using the [opposite] side of the field, and he\u2019s got a couple of big hits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1589\">Saturday\u2019s tournament roundup: No. 12 Franklin girls\u2019 lacrosse sets the tone vs. No. 5 Bishop Feehan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Durbin said: \u201cIt\u2019s easy to say when the results are good, oh, yeah it\u2019s better. But I think even on your outs, what do your outs look like?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox (24-33) totaled six runs \u2014 three on Jarren Duran\u2019s ninth home run of the season \u2014 in the ninth inning to turn it into a blowout.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Make that 8 HR in the month of May for Jarren! pic.twitter.com\/1fTO3dqTPe<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) May 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>When they weren\u2019t scoring early, righthander Sonny Gray made that OK. He held the Guardians (34-26) to one run in six innings, getting better late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Back-to-back doubles from Travis Bazzana and Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez to open the first inning served as an early warning to Gray that he needed to make a change, especially against the lefthanded hitters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEverything I am throwing is coming [inside] toward them, and you could tell that they had an early hip and wanted to yank and pull,\u201d he said. \u201cSo being able to then make the adjustment of recognizing that and being able to execute that adjustment was a fun one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>How Walt Weiss has made a seemingly seamless transition to Braves manager<\/div>\n<p><span>Gray loves to \u201cattack\u201d lefties inside, catcher Connor Wong explained. So the switch was simple: use the other side of the plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSonny was awesome,\u201d Tracy said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Sonny Gray, Devastating Sweepers&#8230;and Sword. \ud83c\udf1e\u2694\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/IEQ8wcYtKp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>In the sixth, Tracy had double-barreled action in the bullpen: lefthander Danny Coulombe and righthander Tyron Guerrero. Gray took care of it, though, striking out Kyle Manzardo, Stuart Fairchild, and Daniel Schneemann \u2014 all swinging, all at breaking balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe saved the best for the last inning,\u201d Tracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wong had the go-ahead-for-good hit in the sixth inning, but it wasn\u2019t as satisfying a moment as he wanted. Umpires initially deemed his fly ball to left a home run \u2014 which would have been his first since Sept. 8, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After he rounded the bases, put on the Wally head, and took the celebratory stroll through the dugout, a crew-chief review deemed it an RBI double. MLB said a replay official in New York \u201cdefinitively determined\u201d the ball bounced off the top of the wall, on the yellow line, before coming back onto the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI still think it\u2019s a homer,\u201d Wong said. \u201cI wish I could challenge it myself. But it is what it is. We got the win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1587\">Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy looking to Mickey Gasper for bulk of playing time at catcher<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Still a go-ahead hit! pic.twitter.com\/aNS1N9sEB1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Red Sox (@RedSox) May 30, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over his past three games, Durbin is 5 for 12 with three doubles and four RBIs. 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