The Worcester Red Sox spent last week at PNC Field in Moosic, Pennsylvania for a series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (NY Yankees), and split the six games between the club, dropping themselves into a tie for the top spot in the International League’s East Division with Lehigh Valley at 13-7.
Tuesday
RailRiders 5, WooSox 3
LP: Brian Van Belle (1-1)
Key Plays for Worcester:
5th inning Wilyer Abreau solo home run
9th inning Ceddanne Rafaela two-run homer
WooSox Highlights:
What went wrong: Giving up four single-run innings to start a game is a recipe for losing.
Wednesday
WooSox 11, RailRiders 5
WP: Kyle Barraclough (5-0)
Key Plays for Worcester:
3rd inning Bobby Dalbec RBI single
4th inning Ceddanne Rafaela two-run double
5th inning WooSox triple play
6th inning David Hamilton RBI single
8th inning bases-loaded walks by Narciso Crook, Hamilton, and Nick Sogard, and Ceddanne Rafaela two-run single
WooSox Highlights:
Thursday
WooSox 10, RailRiders 8
WP: Chase Shugart (3-1); S: Andrew Politi (9)
Key Plays for Worcester:
4th inning Bobby Dalbec RBI single
5th inning David Hamilton RBI single
8th inning Ronaldo Hernandez solo home run and Stephan Scott three-run homer
9th inning Scott three-run homer
WooSox Highlights:
Friday
Game was suspended due to rain; completed on Saturday.
Saturday
Suspended game
RailRiders 8, WooSox 3
LP: Shane Drohan (2-4)
Key Plays for Worcester:
7th inning Nick Sogard RBI single
9th inning Ceddanne Rafaela two-run homer
WooSox Highlights:
What went wrong:
Dug a hole they couldn’t climb out of even after a night’s sleep.
Scheduled game
WooSox 10, RailRiders 2 (7 innings)
WP: Chase Shugart (4-1); S: Andrés Núñez (1)
Key Plays for Worcester:
1st inning Bobby Dalbec RBI single
3rd inning Ryan Fitzgerald two-run single and Niko Kavadas two-run homer
6th inning Ceddanne Rafaela two-run double
7th inning Daniel Palka RBI single
WooSox Highlights:
Sunday
RailRiders 6, WooSox 5
LP: Brian Van Belle (1-2)
Key Plays for Worcester:
4th inning Ryan Fitzgerald RBI single and Daniel Palka two-run single
8th inning Bobby Dalbec RBI single and Ronaldo Hernandez sacrifice fly
WooSox Highlights:
What went wrong:
One bad inning and that was that.
210Sports’ WooSox of the week
Batter: Ceddanne Rafaela 9-23, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R
Pitcher: Jake Faria 4 IP, 0 R, 6 K
Last week’s transactions
*Tuesday, July 18: Worcester placed Enmanuel Valdez (left hamstring strain) on the 7-day injured list.
*Wednesday, July 19: Boston outrighted Jake Faria to Worcester.
*Saturday, July 22: Boston recalled Justin Garza from Worcester and appointed Norwith Gudiño from Worcester as 27th man for the second game of a doubleheader. Worcester activated Ryan Fitzgerald from the 7-day injured list.
This week’s schedule
vs Rochester (Washington)
Tuesday: 6:45pm
Wednesday: 12:15pm
Thursday: 6:45pm
Friday: 6:45pm
Saturday: 4pm
Sunday: 1pm
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