Anthony Seigler went 2 for 3, including an eighth-inning RBI double, to lead Worcester to a 6-3 victory over the RailRiders on Tuesday in the series opener at PNC Field.
Seigler got the Red Sox (24-25) on the board in the top of the first with an RBI single to center. Then, Mikey Romero’s RBI groundout gave Worcester a 2-0 lead.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (26-24) responded in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run homer to center to tie the game.
Vinny Capra gave Worcester the lead back with an RBI single to right in the third. Three innings later, Nate Eaton tacked on a sacrifice fly that scored Romero for a 4-2 advantage.
In the eighth, Eaton hit a solo homer to left, and Seigler hit an RBI double to left to give Worcester a 6-2 advantage.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Tyler Hardman had an RBI groundout in the eighth to cut the deficit to 6-3, but former RailRider and Yankee Tommy Kahnle picked up his third save of the season to secure the win.
The series continues Wednesday at 11:05 a.m. for a School STEM Game. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Dom Hamel (1-6 record, 8.78 ERA) and Worcester’s Jake Bennett (2-2, 1.84) are the probable pitchers.