The Worcester Red Sox scraped together just two hits the other afternoon, and honestly, that basically summed up the entire Boston farm system’s struggles reported on Sunday, August 23rd. Forget all the hype about adding guys like Trevor Story and Isaiah Kiner-Falefa to the Triple-A Syracuse lineup, because with how depth players such as Andruw Monesterio and Nick Sogard are actually raking in the Majors, what Story and IKF are doing at the plate makes you shudder. Story’s plate appearances have been rough, like that one May 14th strikeout at Fenway against the Phillies. When you’re supposed to be an addition to the roster, swinging at a first pitch like that just ain’t gonna cut it.
WooSox’s Offensive Slumber Deepens
It wasn’t just Story and IKF, who went hitless. The WooSox offense as a whole just couldn’t get it going. Franklin Arias grabbed one of those two hits, and Mikey Romero, who’s been holding down third base with Story and IKF rehabbing, got the other. It’s a tough look when your top prospects and rehabbing vets can’t find rhythm. Big shoutout to Raymond Burgos, though. That guy is a certified Iron Man, tossing five scoreless innings and keeping the WooSox in it, down by only one run late. But then old friend Dom Smith took Seth Martinez deep in the seventh, and that was pretty much all she wrote for Worcester, falling 2-0.
Rough Outings for Portland and Greenville Too
Down in Portland, the Sea Dogs also couldn’t find their bats against Reading, losing 10-3. Miguel Bleis did launch his 13th homer of the season, and Henry Godbout added another in the second inning, showing some fight. That spark faded after about five innings before a storm cut the game short in the seventh. Roman Anthony finished 0-for-3 with a strikeout, another tough outing.
Over in High-A, the Greenville Drive started strong with their bottom lineup coming through. Former second-round pick Nazzan Zanetello, back in the infield and batting ninth, crushed his third home run of the season, a three-run shot! The Drive actually led for a good chunk of that game. But then the wheels came completely off in the seventh, as Winston-Salem hammered the Greenville staff for ten runs, sending fourteen batters to the plate. Just like that, Greenville’s winning percentage for the game plummeted from 15% to a brutal 98% losing chance, and they fell 12-5.
Pitching Meltdown in Salem
And if you thought those lines were bad, let’s talk about Salem. The RidgeYaks got absolutely shelled by Wilson, losing 17-8. It was ugly. They allowed a staggering twenty-seven total bases and walked thirteen batters on the night. Yeah, Salem did manage three extra-base hits of their own, but when your pitching gives up that kind of free pass and puts that many guys on base, it’s not even a contest. The minor league system had a rough Sunday, with offense struggling and pitching faltering across the board. These guys just gotta keep grinding, cause right now, it’s a tough look.
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Originally reported by Over the Monster.
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