The Worcester Red Sox scored first on Saturday, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp powered through the middle innings to beat the visiting side, 10-6.
Nate Eaton put the WooSox in front in the third inning with a solo shot to left field. But the Jumbo Shrimp responded with two runs in the bottom half of the third and added another two in the fourth.
Marcelo Myer drove in a run in the top of the fifth with an RBI single, but the Jumbo Shrimp clapped back with five runs in the bottom half of the frame.
Blake Sabol’s RBI single in the top half of the sixth was matched by the hosts in the bottom half and the lead remained at seven until the ninth.
Eaton earned a walk to start the final inning, but a pair of strikeouts, the Red Sox ripped off back-to-back singles from Myer and Vaughn Grissom to bring in a run.
Three consecutive walks brought in two more runs and brought up tying up to the plate. But John Rooney managed to strike out the final batter and close out the win for Jacksonville.
Worcester (3-4) will face Jacksonville on Sunday in the final game of this six-game series with the first pitch at 3:05 p.m.
