Ballou on Baseball - August 18, 2026
WORCESTER - Mickey Gasper’s career with the WooSox has been consistent and inconsistent at the same time. The inconsistency is about when he has been here. Gasper has been one of those up-and-down guys. He is currently up in Boston. It was the same his first time in town in
Season-High Crowd at Polar Park Watches Worcester Fall to Buffalo, 6-2
Worcester, MA – The Buffalo Bisons evened their 6-game series with the Worcester Red Sox at two victories apiece following their 6-2 victory on Friday night in front of a season-high crowd of 9,240 at Polar Park. The WooSox are now 6-4 on their season-long 12-game homestand at Polar Park
Worcester Continues Winning Ways Charging Past the Bisons, 10-3
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox clicked on all cylinders on Thursday night at Polar Park routing the Buffalo Bisons, 10-3 to win for the 17th time in their last 21 games. The WooSox pounded 13 hits led by Franklin Arias with a single, double, home run, and 3
Buffalo Beats Worcester, 9-6
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox battled back to make things interesting but could not overcome an early 8-0 deficit in suffering a 9-6 defeat to the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday night in the opener of a 6-game series at Polar Park. Coupled with their 7-6 loss to Lehigh
Lehigh Valley Rallies for 5 Runs in the 9th to Stun the WooSox, 7-6
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox concluded the first half of their season-long 12-game homestand on Sunday afternoon with a disappointing, 7-6 defeat to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Sunday afternoon in front of another sell-out crowd of 8,411 fans at Polar Park. Worcester was on the verge of
WooSox Rout Lehigh Valley, 19-0 to Win for 15th Time in Last 17 Games
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox batted around in both the 1st inning (scoring 5 runs) and again in the 4th inning (scoring 6 runs) in a 19-0 rout of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high 9,130 fans at Polar Park. Worcester –
WooSox Win for the 13th Time in Their Last 15 Games
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox pounded out 12 hits for the third straight game and scored 10 runs for the second game in a row as they continued their winning ways with a 10-4 victory over the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Thursday afternoon before a matinee crowd of
Arias and the WooSox Stay Hot
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox won for the 12th time in their last 14 games routing the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 10-1 on Wednesday night at Polar Park. The WooSox have also won 8 of their last 9 home games and are 21-7 since June 28. At 57-48 overall
IronPigs Cool Off WooSox, 10-5
Worcester, MA – The Worcester Red Sox began their season-long 12-game homestand with a 10-5 loss to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the opener of a 6-game series at Polar Park. The defeat snapped Worcester’s 5-game winning streak and their season-best 7-game home winning streak as they lost for just
Ballou on Baseball - August 4, 2026
There is nothing new in baseball but there is plenty of unusual, and historic. For professional baseball fans in Massachusetts, there may have been times as good as these, but there could never have been better. The Bay State’s two pro teams, the Red Sox of Boston and their partner
WooSox Cruise to Fifth-Straight Win, Top Tides 4-1
NORFOLK, VA — Braiden Ward reached base three times and stole three bases, and Raymond Burgos fired five innings of one-run ball to lead the Worcester Red Sox (20-12, 56-47) to a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon, their fifth-straight win over the Baltimore Orioles Triple-A affiliate. For the tenth straight
Holobetz Dazzles in Triple-A Debut as WooSox Top Tides 3-1
NORFOLK, VA – John Holobetz fired 5.2 innings of one-run ball in his Triple-A debut and three relievers finished the job with 3.1 innings of scoreless baseball as the Worcester Red Sox (53-47/17-12) picked up their second straight win with a 3-1 victory over the Norfolk Tides (37-66/9-19) on Thursday
Capra and Harris Hammer Homers, WooSox Beat Tides 6-2
NORFOLK, VA — After dropping the series opener last night, the Worcester Red Sox (16-12, 52-47) bounced back with a 6-2 victory over the Norfolk Tides (9-18, 37-65) on Wednesday night at Harbor Park. Worcester’s offense got going early, plating a pair in the top of the first off Tides