ROCHESTER, NY — The Worcester Red Sox (18-14) dropped the series finale to the Rochester Red Wings (16-17) on Sunday afternoon at ESL Ballpark by a 6-3 final to split the six-game series with the Washington Nationals Triple-A affiliate.
The Red Wings scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the first when Dylan Crews singled home a run.
The WooSox tied the game the top of the fourth. With one out and Vinny Capra at second, Anthony Seigler ripped an RBI double into right-center field.
Rochester regained the lead in the home half of the fourth thanks to a force out.
In the bottom of the sixth, a solo home run from Crews and a two-run shot from Andrew Pinckney extended Rochester’s lead to 5-1.
Allan Castro hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to cut the deficit to 5-2.
Nate Eaton’s sacrifice fly in the eighth made it a 5-3 game, but Trey Lipscomb lined an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth to give the Red Wings a 6-3 lead that they wouldn’t relinquish.
Worcester split the six-game set in Rochester.
Vinny Capra went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Capra has four consecutive multi-hit games. He went 9-for-19 in the series with seven extra-base hits.
Anthony Seigler finished 3-for-4 with an RBI double, a stolen base, and a run scored. Seigler has hit safely in four straight games, going 7-for-13 with three extra-base hits and four RBI during this stretch.
The WooSox will enjoy an off-day tomorrow before beginning a six-game series and homestand against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday night at 6:05 pm at Polar Park. Radio coverage begins at 5:45 pm on 98.9 Nash Icon, 100.1 FM The Pike and the rest of the WooSox Radio Network.