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The Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped to the Worcester Red Sox 7-6 in the series opener Tuesday. Spencer Jones smacked his team-high 11th home run while MLB rehabber Carlos Rod\u00f3n allowed five earned runs in 6.1 innings.<\/p>\n
Worcester got on the board first off of Rod\u00f3n. Nick Sogard doubled to reach and then to former RailRider Mickey Gasper rocketed a two-run home run off of an 84-mph changeup.<\/p>\n
Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre cut the deficit in half in the top of the second. Back-to-back-singles from Seth Brown and Ernesto Martinez Jr. put two aboard. Payton Henry laced a line drive up the middle to make it 2-1.<\/p>\n
In the next frame, the RailRiders capitalized on a pair of free bases. George Lombard Jr. walked and Anthony Volpe was hit by a pitch to get aboard. Jones smashed a fly ball to left-center field for his sixth homer in a week for a 4-2 score.<\/p>\n
Nate Eaton got his home team down by just one in the bottom half. He reached on a fielding error and moved over on a passed ball. Eaton ended up scoring on a wild pitch.<\/p>\n
The RailRiders plated two in the sixth to extend their lead. Seth Brown took a walk and Ernesto Mart\u00ednez Jr. singled to put two on. Payton Henry followed it up with a run scoring double for a 6-3 advantage.<\/p>\n
Worcester\u2019s Kristian Campbell homered quickly to get one back.<\/p>\n
The Red Sox loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh. Jason Delay and Nick Eaton each drove one in to tie the score 6-6. They took the lead the next inning when Campbell doubled and Allan Castro drove him home.<\/p>\n
Rod\u00f3n allowed six runs, five earned, on seven hits. The lefty walked a pair and struck out four on 83 pitches. Kyle Keller (1-1) earned his first win for the Woo Sox while former Yankee Tommy Kahnle earned the save.<\/p>\n
The RailRiders will stick around in Worcester to take on the Red Sox for an 11 a.m. game on Wednesday. Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre returns to PNC Field on Tuesday against the Syracuse Mets.<\/p>\n
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