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Boston Red Sox Affiliate Recap (June 16)

Triple-A Worcester Red Sox

Season Record: 34-32

A ninth-inning rally propelled the WooSox to a 5-3 road victory over the IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies).

Worcester erased the IronPigs' lead twice. The first time it happened was in the third inning when Mikey Romero singled home Anthony Siegler to put them up 1-0. Afterward, in the bottom half, Lehigh Valley went up 3-1 on a two-run homer and an RBI double.

The WooSox answered in the fifth: Tsung-Che Cheng led the inning off with a lead-off homer, and a run came across on a perfect steal from Siegler on a pickoff attempt that led to Vinny Capra stealing home, knotting it 3-3. 

Nothing much happened up until the ninth, with one out, Braiden Ward was plunked by a pitch then stole his 30th base of the season, Vinny Capra walked to put two runners aboard, Seigler punched a go-ahead RBI single on a fly-ball to right field that the fielder read terribly, then Romero followed with another RBI single (his third hit of the game) to make it 5-3, giving Worcester the best chance to take control of the first game of the series.

On the mound, opener Jack Anderson started and went three innings with two runs allowed. Tyler Uberstine pitched well in his four-inning long-relief appearance with four strikeouts and just one earned run on two hits. Tyler Samaniego worked a scoreless eighth to earn the win, and Angel Bastardo closed it out in the ninth for his first save of the season, despite walking two.

Standout Performances: 

• Mikey Romero: 3-for-4, 2 RBI, BB
• Vinny Capra: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, SB
• Anthony Seigler: 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB, SB
• Tyler Uberstine: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Double-A Portland Sea Dogs

Season Record: 32-31

Portland scored two runs to pull out a two-out walk-off 7-6 victory against Somerset (New York Yankees).

Nate Baez led off the scoring in the first inning with a solo home run to right field.

Somerset tied it up in the second with an RBI groundout, Portland took back the lead in the bottom half after Miguel Bleis roped a double to set up Marvin Alcantara to hit him home with a single, 2-1.

The Patriots blew it open in the third inning. Blake Wehunt loaded the bases after allowing a couple of walks and a single. A potential double-play ball went to waste, leading to a run and tying the game after Ronald Rosario muffed a tough hop grounder. Somerset extended their lead after launching a grand slam to make it 6-2.

Portland started clawing back in the bottom of the third. Franklin Arias drew a lead-off walk. Romy Gonzalez, a key contributor from the Boston Red Sox 2025 season, made his first 2026 season appearance on a rehab assignment. He came up to the plate and crushed a two-run homer to left-center to make it a 6-4 game.

The next four innings were scoreless until the eighth inning. Stanley Tucker was aboard after a fielding error, after stealing second and third base, he scored on a Rosario sacrifice fly, pulling the Sea Dogs within one, 6-5.

The bottom of the ninth inning was magical. With one out, Marvin Alcantara caught the Patriots by surprise after blasting a homer to left, tying it 6-6. Now with two outs, Abraham Liendo lined a double to keep the inning alive, Arias was intentionally walked, bringing up Tucker. He made them pay after smacking a double to right, bringing in Liendo for the winning run, 7-6.

Blake Wehunt started on the mound for the Sea Dogs and did not have his best stuff, giving up six runs, though only two earned due to the error that led to a grand slam in 3 ⅔ innings. The bullpen was locked in: Caleb Bolden was dominant, tossing 3 ⅓ scoreless one-hit innings with five strikeouts. Patrick Halligan tossed two scoreless for the win, including a scoreless ninth to set up the walk-off.

Standout Performances:

• Romy Gonzalez: 1-for-2, HR, R, 2 RBI, BB
• Marvin Alcantara: 2-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI
• Nate Baez: 1-for-4, HR, R, RBI
• Stanley Tucker: 1-for-2, 2B, R, RBI, 2 SB (hit a walk-off double) 
• Caleb Bolden: 3 ⅓ IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 K
• Patrick Halligan: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

High-A Greenville Drive

Season Record: 26-35

A pitchers' duel led to a close 2-1 victory for Greenville, facing the BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies). 

The story was Greenville's pitching. Devin Futrell was incredible, throwing seven shutout innings, just two hits allowed, no walks, and five strikeouts to pick up the win. Other than the one mistake pitch that led to a homer, Steven Brooks pitched great as well, closing it out with two innings, allowing one run on three strikeouts for the save.

The first runs of the game came in the fifth inning when Greenville star outfielder Enddy Azocar doubled to left to bring in their first run, then a second came across the plate when Mason White came home due to a wild pitch during Justin Gonzales' at-bat to make it 2-0.

Jersey Shore got one back in the eighth after they homered, making it a 2-1 game, but that was as close as they'd come.

At the plate for Greenville, Jack Winnay had the standout night, going 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, reaching base all four times and scoring the game's first run. Enddy Azocar drove in the key run with his double despite a 1-for-5 night. Both hitters combined for four of the Drive's six hits.

Standout Performances:

• Devin Futrell: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K
• Steven Brooks: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K
• Jack Winnay: 3-for-3, 2B, R, BB
• Enddy Azocar: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI

Low-A Salem RidgeYaks

Season Record: 24-39

An all-around bad performance by the RidgeYaks led to a 7-2 loss to Fredericksburg (Washington Nationals).

Salem actually out-hit Fredericksburg eight to five, but could not punch in runs due to some bad errors; the Nationals scored in pairs across three different innings.

The Nationals jumped out early in the first inning, scoring a run with a single and a second run scored after a passed ball from Kleyver Salazar, 2-0.

Salem got on the board in the third when Andrews Opata doubled to center, bringing in Ilan Fernandez, 2-1, then tied the game up 2-2 in the fourth after D’Angelo Ortiz singled home, Skylar King. The game seemed tight, and Salem looked like they had a chance to come out with a win, but that was not the case.

The RidgeYaks bullpen fell apart in the later innings. A three-run inning from the Nationals in the sixth put them up 5-2, then increased their lead more in the eighth, bringing in two more runs to put the game out of reach, 7-2.

For Salem at the plate, King had the best night, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Opata (1-for-4, RBI double) and D'Angelo Ortiz (1-for-3, RBI single) drove in the runs, and the lineup spread eight hits around but went hitless in too many key spots.

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