RAILRIDERS: Seigler sharp in second-straight game as Red Sox stomp SWB – Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice

Anthony Seigler continued to roll against the RailRiders on Wednesday morning.

In the first two games of the six-game set, the Worcester second baseman is 5 for 8 with five RBIs, including going 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs in Wednesday’s 8-1 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the school STEM Game at PNC Field.

Seigler gave Worcester the lead in the first with a solo home run to right-center field.

George Lombard Jr. answered with a solo homer to center in the bottom half of the inning, but the Red Sox tacked on four runs in the third. Nate Eaton hit an RBI double to left, Seigler hit an RBI single to right and Vinny Capra hit a two-run double to left to give Worcester a 5-1 advantage.

In the fourth, Eaton and Seigler once again delivered with an RBI double and an RBI single, respectively, for a 7-1 lead.

Matt Thaiss grounded into a force out to score Capra for the final run of the game.

The RailRiders had just four hits in the loss.

The series continues Thursday at 7:05 p.m. with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Carlos Lagrange (0-2 record, 4.78 ERA) and Worcester’s Jack Anderson (1-3, 6.49) the probable starters.

Tuesday’s game

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.