Worcester Red Sox 7, Syracuse Mets 5 (BOX)
It was bombs away for the Woo Sox on Thursday, hitting four home runs on the day, two of which came off the bat of Nathan Hickey. Hickey’s first home run, as well as Mickey Gasper’s, were off of Mets prospect Jonah Tong. Tong (5.90 ERA) has taken a major step back in Triple-A this season.
Trailing 5-4 in the eighth inning, Hickey’s second home run was a two-run shot, which put Worcester ahead for good over Syracuse (NYM).
Braiden Ward also had two hits and added an insurance run with a homer of his own in the ninth inning. Devin Sweet was the opener ahead of Tyler Uberstine, who threw three perfect innings, striking out five. Eduardo Rivers got the win, as he was also perfect in 2 1/3 innings, with four strikeouts. Wyatt Olds threw two hitless innings for his second save.
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Jack Anderson (2-4, 5.26) will be on the hill for the Woo Sox Friday at 6:35.
Altoona Curve 10, Portland Sea Dogs 3 (BOX)
A six-run sixth inning for the Curve (PIT) off reliever Dalton Rogers did the Sea Dogs in on Thursday night. Rogers relieved starter Gage Ziehl, who struck out eight over five innings, allowing just one run. Ziehl has been excellent in his last seven starts, not allowing more than two runs in any of them. He is 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA and a 9:41 walk-to-strikeout ratio during that time.
Home runs from Jack Winnay (2) and Brooks Brannon (11) were the highlights for Portland offensively. Winnay was 2-for-4. Franklin Arias had the day off. One can only hope that it was to give him some time to pack his things to get to Triple-A. A rehabbing Nick Sogard went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored before being replaced.
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John Holobetz (3-3, 4.67) is on the bump, Friday at 6:20.
Winston-Salem Dash 5, Greenville Drive 4 (BOX)
Another mediocre outing from Kyson Witherspoon put the Dash (CWS) ahead early in this one. Witherspoon allowed six hits and four runs over four innings. While the strikeouts are there (65 in 61 innings), Witherspoon has walked 30 batters and has a 5.02 ERA.
Two-RBI days from both Antonio Anderson and Stanley Tucker helped the Drive tie the game up at 4-4. A walk-off single by the Dash’s George Wolkow won the game, saddling reliever Matt McShane with the loss.
Greenville’s Alex Bouchard (1-2, 5.65) will get the ball on Friday at 6:30.
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Salem RidgeYaks 16, Augusta GreenJackets 10 (BOX)
It must be really heating up around Hotlanta, as the RidgeYaks and GreenJackets (ATL) combined for 26 runs on Thursday. Salem had home runs from Skylar King, Adonys Guzman, and Louis Andujar, with King leading the way with three hits and four RBI as well. King, Guzman, Andujar, Andrews Opata, and Andruw Mussett all had multiple RBI for the RidgeYaks.
Naturally, the pitching wasn’t pretty on either side. Starter Jacob Meyers couldn’t throw strikes and was pulled after 1 1/3 innings, allowing five runs (four earned), on … zero hits? Brady Tygart was credited with the win, despite allowing three runs.
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On Friday at 6:35, Salem will send Christian Foutch (0-5, 6.75) to the mound.
