Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opened the scoring in the top of the first against Isaac Coffey. Yanquiel Fernandez doubled and scored on a two-base hit from Oswaldo Cabrera for a 1-0 lead. Tsung-Che Cheng’s solo home run in the bottom of the inning evened the game at 1-1.
Worcester took a 5-1 advantage in the bottom of the fourth. Matt Thaiss doubled in Cheng to give the WooSox a 2-1 lead. Nick Sogard followed with a three-run homer to right-center to extend the lead.
The RailRiders cut the deficit to 5-3 in the top of the fifth. George Lombard Jr. singled, stole second, and scored on an Anthony Volpe double. Volpe stole third and crossed on a groundout from Cabrera.
The WooSox again answered, plating a run on two hits, a hit batter, and a walk in the bottom of the inning,
Worcester added a pair in the sixth on a double from Kristian Campbell to close the scoring.
Dom Hamel (1-5) took the loss after allowing the first six runs on eight hits over 4.2 innings with five strikeouts and a pair of walks. Noah Song (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless 1.1 innings of work.
Marco Luciano and Duke Ellis each had two hits, and Cabrera drove in two to lead the RailRiders.
Game five of the six-game series is 4:05 p.m. Saturday in Worcester. The RailRiders return to PNC Field on Tuesday to host the Syracuse Mets.