​The Rochester Red Wings routed the Worcester Red Sox 10-3 on Saturday at Polar Park. The visitors wasted no time getting on the board, as Harry Ford launched a solo shot to left-center in the opening frame to put Rochester ahead early. The lead widened in the second when Trey Lipscomb belted a two-run homer to left, driving in Andrew Pinckney who had reached earlier in the inning via a single.
In the fourth, Cayden Wallace delivered a grand slam after Lipscomb reached on a single, Joey Wiemer followed with a double, and Riley Adams was hit by a pitch. The sequence produced a commanding 7-0 advantage for Rochester, leaving Worcester searching for a response. The Red Wings added another run in the sixth as Christian Franklin and Wallace reached base, and Ford doubled to left to push the lead to 8-0.
Worcester finally dented the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth when Braiden Ward walked and later scored on Nick Sogard’s triple down the right-field line, breaking up the shutout. Rochester answered in the eighth, with Adams doubling and coming home on Franklin’s groundout, extending the margin to 9-1.
The Red Sox chipped away at the deficit in the bottom of the eighth, getting two runs on Ward’s two-out rally. Ward tripled to left and scored on Vinny Capra’s groundout, while Capra’s teammates closed the scoring gap to 9-3. Rochester answered once more in the ninth, as Brady House launched a solo homer to cap the scoring at 10-3.
Chandler Champlain was superb for Rochester, flirting with a no-hitter until Nick Sogard’s two-out RBI triple in the sixth finally broke it up. Champlain earned the win by limiting Worcester to one run on one hit across six innings, while striking out three and walking two. Michael Sansone took the loss for Worcester, surrendering seven runs, including three homers, over five innings.
The game’s details were compiled from milb.com. This report included information gathered with the assistance of AI in the research and drafting process, with human editors and reporters overseeing and refining all content prior to publication. This article originated from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and highlights how Wallace’s grand slam helped spark Rochester’s offensive surge behind Champlain’s solid mound work for a decisive victory.