The Worcester Red Sox fell to the Buffalo Bison, 6-5 on Saturday behind some late-inning offense from the hosts.
The Bison took the first lead on a solo home run from Davis Schneider, but Worcester equalized in the second when Trayce Thompson scored on a wild pitch.
Buffalo reclaimed the lead in the bottom half with two runs scored, but Worcester responded in the third, matching the Bison again with an RBI single from Blake Skabol and an RBI ground out by Phillip Sikes.
The scores remained level through the middle innings until Buffalo jumped in front in the seventh on an RBI single from Will Robertson.
The WooSox took their first lead of the game in the eighth when Nate Eaton’s two-out sac fly brought in Vaughn Grissom from third. Marcelo Mayer had equalized with an RBI single to left earlier in the frame.
But Buffalo ultimately prevailed thanks to a two-run home run by Josh Rivera in the eighth, before Ryan Jennings sealed the save opportunity for the hosts.
Worcester (21-22) will face Buffalo on Sunday, May 18 at 1:05 p.m. ET in the final game of its six-game series with the Bison.
