Jarren Duran hits grand slam in 11th inning and Red Sox sink Marlins 7-3

MIAMI (AP) — Jarren Duran hit a grand slam in the 11th inning, Mickey Gasper had his first career two-homer game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Tuesday night.

The surging Red Sox won their fifth in a row and ninth in 12 games. They have won their past three series and 14 of their last 20.

Willson Contreras led off the 11th with a single that advanced automatic runner Wilyer Abreu from second base to third. Jahmai Jones drew a walk to load the bases, and Abreu was forced out at home on Andruw Monasterio's grounder.

Duran then connected on a sweeper from Cade Gibson (2-1) to put the Red Sox ahead 7-3. Alec Gamboa (1-0) tossed 1 1/3 hitless innings for his first major league win.

Gasper sent his first homer to right-center to put Boston up 1-0 in the second. It was the only run the Red Sox managed against starter Tyler Phillips, who struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings.

Payton Tolle carried a no-hitter into the fifth for Boston, but allowed a leadoff double to Xavier Edwards. Tolle eventually loaded the bases, and the Marlins tied it on Brian Navarreto's sacrifice fly.

Gasper's second homer of the night traveled 418 feet to center field, giving the Red Sox a 2-1 advantage in the sixth, but Heriberto Hernández answered with a solo shot of his own in the bottom half.

Connor Wong scored on a passed ball in the top of the 10th, and Navarreto scored on a third-strike wild pitch to tie the game again.

Red Sox RHP Sonny Gray (16-3, 2.79 ERA) faces Marlins RHP Ryan Gusto (0-3, 4.37) in the series finale Wednesday.

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Miami Marlins' Leo Jimenez scores on a sacrifice fly hit by Brian Navarreto during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Boston Red Sox's Mickey Gasper watches after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a grand slam during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran watches after hitting a grand slam during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent Sikh separatist said Tuesday that the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces a new credible threat to his life even as a man from India faces sentencing later this year for a 2023 death plot against him.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel for Sikhs For Justice, said he was warned by FBI agents who visited him Aug. 12 that he should not travel until the threat is resolved, and, if he does, the agency should be notified in advance of his plans.

He said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police warned him by telephone on Tuesday, though neither law enforcement agency gave any details about the plot that was uncovered. Messages seeking comment from both law enforcement agencies were not immediately returned.

Pannun, a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, said he was warned according to the terms of a “Duty to Warn” law in the United States that obligates U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to notify individuals when they discover credible and specific threats of murder, severe bodily harm or kidnapping.

The new threat comes as Nikhil Gupta, a man from India who pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges in February, awaits a Nov. 20 sentencing in Manhattan federal court for plotting in 2023 with others to assassinate Pannun.

The FBI has said Gupta was directed by an Indian government employee to carry out the killing. When Gupta tried, he unwittingly communicated with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a hitman. Federal sentencing guidelines call for Gupta to spend at least two decades in prison.

Pannun, who advocates for the creation of the sovereign Sikh state and is considered a terrorist by the Indian government, said in a phone interview Tuesday that he was “unfazed and undaunted” by the attempts to silence him.

“I’m not afraid of their death threats,” he said, though he added that he hoped that the administrations of President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would confront Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over threats to U.S. and Canadian sovereignty.

“The Modi government is proceeding under the Trump administration without fear of any consequences,” he said.

Pannun has described himself as a Sikh human rights lawyer who is campaigning to turn Punjab into a place where “all religions will have equal rights.”

He said “Duty to Warn” advisories were issued by Canadian law enforcement officials to Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the ex-head of the Canadian chapter of the Khalistan Referendum, in the weeks before he was assassinated on June 18, 2023 in Surrey, British Columbia.

Pannun said the continued threats give him courage and confidence that his campaign and outspokenness is working.

“I'm going to continue, even at the cost of a bullet,” he said.

This story has been corrected to show FBI agents visited Pannun Aug. 12, not last Thursday.

FILE - Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun stands in his office in New York on Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)