Marlins' Dane Myers heckled at Fenway before hitting key HR

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BOSTON -- Marlins right fielder Dane Myers felt like a fan at Fenway Park was heckling him beyond what was appropriate, verbal abuse that began before he hit a tying homer in the ninth inning to help Miami rally past the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Myers said the heckling began in the eighth when the Red Sox led 3-2 and continued in the ninth, after he homered and rookie Jakob Marsee followed with a two-run shot to put the Marlins on top.

"Maybe so," he said when asked if the fan said something inappropriate. "I don't really want to get into that. Probably drinking some beers out there, having a good time. It's a baseball game. I won't get into necessarily what I heard…