It was the Jarren Duran Show on Tuesday night.

It’s been the Jarren Duran Show all season. The Red Sox leadoff man and All-Star Game MVP has been one of baseball’s most valuable players, entering Tuesday worth 7.9 Wins Above Replacement, third in the Majors behind Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt Jr.

Then he led off the game with a home run, his third in three games over the past two days, and powered the Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, snapping a four-game losing streak. (The first game of Monday’s doubleheader doesn’t count, as it was technically a June game.)

“He set the tempo right away,” said manager Alex Cora. “What Theo (Epstein) tried to do with this game, you know, like being fast and for athletes, he’s the perfect guy, and I’m glad that he’s our leadoff guy.”

The home run was Duran’s third leadoff and 20th overall this year, officially making it a 20-20 (20 homers, 20 stolen bases) season. According to Elias Sports Bureau, he’s the first player in MLB history to record at least 10 triples, 20 homers, 30 stolen bases, and 40 doubles in the same season.

Remember, it’s still August.

“That’s pretty crazy, but I mean, it’s just a stat,” Duran said when told he’d made history. “Doesn’t really mean anything, you know, it’s gonna be broken eventually. I mean, guys like (Bobby Witt Jr.) can do that in his sleep. It’s a cool honor, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t do anything for the team unless I’m helping them win. But it’s a pretty awesome stat to have.”

“He’s gonna make a lot of money,” Cora said with a smile.

After a frigid stretch for the offense and two frustrating losses on Monday, Cora opted for no batting practice and a late report time on Tuesday.

“We’re in a stretch, a tough one, as far as like, games and innings and traveling,” Cora said. “I think it’s more about taking care of them … we’re late in August. They know what they have to do for their routines, and I think it’s kind of like a good change of pace.”

Clearly, the extra rest helped. Even without Rafael Devers, who had a night off to rest his shoulders, the Red Sox rediscovered their clutch factor. Aside from Duran’s leadoff homer, every run came with at least one out on the board.

The Red Sox tagged Blue Jays starter Yariel Rodríguez with six earned runs on eight hits, a walk, and three strikeouts over five innings. Boston took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first on Duran’s homer and a two-out, two-RBI single by Masataka Yoshida, and maintained an advantage of at least two runs for the remainder of the contest. In the bottom of the fifth, David Hamilton’s single, Triston Casas’ double, and Wilyer Abreu’s single plated another run apiece.

Still, the victory was neither clean nor easy. The Boston bats barely out-hit their guests 11-9, and the pitching staff issued more walks (3) than strikeouts (2), but the Blue Jays were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.

Red Sox starter Cooper Criswell allowed the leadoff batter to reach in each of the first three innings. Finally in the fourth, he recorded the leadoff out. It would be the last out the Red Sox starter recorded. But he incurred minimal damage over his 3.1 innings, holding the Jays to one earned run on five hits, three walks, and two hit batsmen. Though he didn’t strike anyone out, he threw 46 of his 72 pitches for strikes.

Greg Weissert, Brennan Bernardino, Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen handled the remaining frames. Jansen pitched the ninth in a non-save situation, simply because there haven’t been many save opportunities of late, and the closer needed some work. After giving up a two-out solo homer to Daulton Varsho, Jansen slammed the door. Weissert (1.2 innings, 2 hits) was credited with the win.

That’s why, as impactful as Duran’s bat was on Tuesday night, his defensive contributions were as clutch, if not more so. A pair of crucial assists kept the Blue Jays from pouncing early. With one on and one out in the top of the first, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled one to center, where Duran gunned to David Hamilton to successfully tag the Blue Jays slugger out at second. The following inning, rookie Will Wagner lined a double to center, where Duran relayed the ball to Ceddanne Rafaela at shortstop, and he threw home to prevent the run and end the inning.

“Any time I can help out my pitchers in any way I can,” Duran said. “I’m very proud of this outfield, you know, we’re working our butts off.”

“The relay, I think that kind of changed the game,” Cora said. “Like I’ve been saying all along, he’s one of the best players in the big leagues, man, and every night you’re like, in awe of the things that he’s doing. And we act surprised, but we should expect this.”

“It’s amazing and very exciting to watch him play every night and to see all the things that he brings to the club,” Abreu said via translator. He and Rafaela also turned what their manager described as “tremendous” double plays.

“When I threw it, I knew it was a good throw, so I knew that we had a chance to battle,” Rafaela said. “We played defense today. …Those plays helped us win this game.”

“Everybody did their job,” Cora said.