The Worcester Red Sox were blanked by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in a 3-0 defeat Saturday at PNC Field.
Scranton (25-28) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third on a solo home run by Dominic Smith, who sent a fly ball over the right-field fence. The RailRiders added two more runs in the fifth inning: Jesus Rodriguez scored on an RBI single from Alex Jackson, and Jake Gatewood crossed the plate to cap off the scoring.
Worcester (27-28) struggled at the plate, managing just five hits and nine walks while striking out 10 times in the shutout loss.
Scranton starter Allan Winans improved to 4-0 on the season, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and a 0.27 ERA. Worcester’s Tyler Uberstine suffered his first loss of the year, allowing three earned runs over 5.1 innings with three strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA.
The loss marks Worcester’s third in the six-game series, as they now trail Scranton 3-2.
The WooSox will aim to split the series in Sunday’s finale, scheduled for 1:05 p.m., before returning to Polar Park for a six-game homestand against Rochester beginning Tuesday, June 3.
