By Tiffany Williams –
YESTERDAY’S NEWS:
The Worcester Red Sox have started July winning six of their first nine games of the month. On Sunday, July 9th, Worcester went into the All-Star break with a 5-3 win against the Syracuse Mets. Friday night, Worcester returned from the All-Star break, grabbing a 9-2 win against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in game one of a three-game weekend series in Jacksonville, Florida. Austin Allen opened the game up with eleventh homer of the season in the bottom of the second to put the Jumbo Shrimp on top 0-1. But at the top of the third, Worcester took the lead with Enmanuel Valdez hitting a grand slam to make it a 4-1 Worcester game. Bottom of the third, the Jumbo Shrimp got their second run with Jake Mangum scoring on a balk. Worcester’s fifth and sixth runs came at the top of the fifth with Bobby Dalbec hitting his 21st homer of the season and getting Enmanuel Valdez over the plate. Worcester’s seventh run would also come at the top of the fifth with Wilyer Abreu hitting his 12th homer of the season. Top of the ninth, Enmanuel Valdez grabbed his third run of the game, Worcester’s eighth run of the game off a wild pitch. Also, at the top of the ninth, Bobby Dalbec grabbed his second run of the game to put Worcester ahead 9-2.
TONIGHT:
The Worcester Red Sox and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp play the second game of this three-game series tonight at 121 Financial Park with Worcester entering the matchup on a four-game winning streak dating to July 7. Worcester’s last four-game win streak came from June 25-29. Worcester will try to earn their ninth series victory with a win tonight. The last time Worcester was on the losing end of a series was May 30 – June 4 at Louisville Slugger Field when they lost four of six to the Louisville Bats.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW:
RHP Dinelson “El Flaco” Lamet will make his first start for Worcester tonight after being signed on June 27, by the Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract. The 30-year-old Santiago, Dominican Republic native was released from the Colorado Rockies on June 22. In his last start with the Rockies, El Flaco went four innings against the Braves, allowing five hits, eight runs, three homers, walked five, and struck out five.
WOOSOX STARTING LINEUP:
- David Hamilton – SS
- Ceddanne Rafaela – CF
- Enmanuel Valdez – 2B
- Bobby Dalbec – 1B
- Wilyer Abreu – RF
- Ronaldo Hernandez – DH
- Nick Sogard – 3B
- Narciso Crook – LF
- Caleb Hamilton – C