The Worcester Red Sox visited the Buffalo Bisons to begin the International League’s second half of the regular season and took only two of the five games to lose the series. A sixth game was postponed due to rain, and it has not yet been rescheduled.
Wednesday
Ppd, unplayable field
Thursday
Game One
WooBall 5, Buffalo 2 (7 innings)
WP: Kyle Barraclough (2-0); S: Brendan Nail (2)
Key Plays for Worcester:
4th inning Ronaldo Hernandez two-run double
5th inning Stephen Scott RBI double
6th inning Nico Goodrum two-run homer
WooSox Highlights:
Game Two
WooBall 4, Buffalo 2 (7 innings)
WP: Andrés Núñez (4-2)
Key Plays for Worcester:
5th inning Ceddanne Rafaela solo home run
6th inning solo homers by Bobby Dalbec, Daniel Palka, and Narciso Crook.
WooSox Highlights:
Friday
Buffalo 10, WooSox 8 (10 innings)
LP: Oddanier Mosqueda (2-2)
Key Plays for Worcester:
5th inning Max Ferguson sacrifice fly, Nick Sogard RBI single, and Wilyer Abreau three-run homer
10th inning Daniel Palka three-run homer
WooSox Highlights:
What went wrong: Back end of the bullpen couldn’t get anyone out.
Saturday
Buffalo 4, WooSox 0
LP: Rio Gomez (0-2)
Key Plays for Worcester:
None
WooSox Highlights:
None
What went wrong: Three hits + no runs = don’t win.
Sunday
Ppd, rain
Monday
Buffalo 8, WooSox 1
LP: Shane Drohan (2-3)
Key Plays for Worcester:
2nd inning Narciso Crook RBI double
WooSox Highlights:
None
What went wrong: Can’t hit, can’t pitch, can’t win
210Sports’ WooSox of the week
Batter: Daniel Palka, 4-13, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Pitcher: Kyle Barraclough, 5 IP, W, 3 H, 2 R, 2 K
Last week’s transactions
*Monday, June 26: Boston acquired Andrés Núñez from Kansas City for cash considerations and assigned him to Worcester.
*Tuesday, June 27: Boston optioned Bobby Dalbec to Worcester and signed Dinelson Lamet to a minor league contract, assigning him to Worcester. Worcester placed Dinelson Lamet on the development list.
*Wednesday, June 28: Worcester added Ceddanne Rafaela from Portland. Portland added Taylor Broadway and Corey Rosier from Worcester.
*Thursday, June 29: Boston transferred the rehab assignment of Joely Rodríguez from Worcester to Portland. Worcester placed Enmanuel Valdez (left thumb inflammation) on the 7-day injured list.
*Friday, June 30: Worcester added Tyler McDonough from Portland.
*Monday, July 3: Worcester released Niko Goodrum (opt-out).
This week’s schedule
vs Syracuse (New York Mets)
Tuesday: 6:45pm
Wednesday: 6:45pm
Thursday: 6:45pm
Friday: 6:45pm
Saturday: 4pm
Sunday: 1pm
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