The Worcester Red Sox spent last week at Innovative Field in Rochester, New York for a series against the Red Wings (Washington) and went 4-2 on the week to launch themselves back into the top spot in the International League’s East Division second-half standings.
Tuesday
Rochester 8, WooSox 7
LP: Cam Booser (3-2)
Key Plays for Worcester:
2nd inning Niko Kavadas RBI single, David Hamilton three-run homer, and Bobby Dalbec RBI single
9th inning Stephen Scott RBI single
WooSox Highlights:
What went wrong: Gave up seven runs in the bottom of the ninth.
Wednesday
WooSox 5, Rochester 2
WP: Nick Robertson (2-1); S: Joe Jacques (1)
Key Plays for Worcester:
9th inning David Hamilton RBI triple, Enmanuel Valdez RBI single, and Bobby Dalbec RBI double
WooSox Highlights:
Thursday
WooSox 4, Rochester 3
WP: Brian Van Belle (3-2); S: Andrew Politi (12)
Key Plays for Worcester:
2nd inning David Hamilton RBI single.
WooSox Highlights:
Friday
Rochester 6, WooSox 5
LP: Shane Drohan (4-6)
Key Plays for Worcester:
1st inning Yu Chang RBI single
3rd inning Chang RBI single
6th inning Ronaldo Hernandez two-run homer
9th inning Enmanuel Valdez RBI single
WooSox Highlights:
What went wrong: One bad inning.
Saturday
WooSox 6, Rochester 3
WP: Grant Gambrell (1-0); S: Nick Robertson (1)
Key Plays for Worcester:
3rd inning Niko Kavadas solo home run
4th inning Ceddanne Rafaela three-run double
9th inning Enmanuel Valdez two-run double
WooSox Highlights:
Sunday
WooSox 12, Rochester 1
WP: Brandon Walter (2-5)
Key Plays for Worcester:
1st inning Yu Chang RBI double
4th inning Ceddanne Rafaela two-run homer
5th inning Bobby Dalbec solo home run
7th inning Ronaldo Hernandez RBI single and Niko Kavadas three-run double
8th inning Chang solo homer and Dalbec RBI triple
WooSox Highlights:
210Sports’ WooSox of the week
Batter: Yu Chang 11-21, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Pitcher: Brandon Walter 12 IP, W, 9 H, 2 ER, 12 K
Last week’s transactions
*Tuesday, August 22: Boston optioned Chris Murphy to Worcester and recalled Wilyer Abreu from Worcester.
*Thursday, August 24: Worcester added Grant Gambrell from Portland, activated Chase Shugart from the development list, and placed Brendan Nail and Andrés Núñez on the development list.
*Friday, August 25: Boston claimed Zack Weiss off waivers from Los Angeles (AL) and optioned him to Worcester.
*Sunday, August 27: Boston recalled Chris Murphy from Worcester. Worcester activated Rio Gomez from the development list and placed Chase Shugart on the development list.
This week’s schedule
vs Norfolk Tides (Baltimore)
Tuesday: 6:45pm
Wednesday: 6:45pm
Thursday: 6:45pm
Friday: 6:45pm
Saturday: 4pm
Sunday: 1pm
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