​The Rochester Red Wings suffered a late collapse as the Worcester Red Sox roared back with a sixth-inning grand slam to seize the seven-inning opener of Wednesday’s doubleheader, 5-4, at Polar Park. The early spark for Rochester came from Yohandy Morales, who homered to center in the first inning and again to right in the fifth, nudging the Red Wings in front 2-0. Riley Adams then extended the margin with a solo shot to right-center in the sixth, and Abimelec Ortiz drew a bases-loaded walk to push Rochester’s advantage to 4-1.
However, Worcester turned the tide in the bottom of the sixth against reliever Kyle Nicolas. Nicolas issued a leadoff walk to Jason Delay, followed by a single to Allan Castro and another free pass to Kristian Campbell with one out, loading the bases. After striking out Brett Harris for the second out, Nicolas faced Tyler McDonough, who deposited a grand slam into right-center, spinning the game to 5-4 in favor of the WooSox.
The WooSox would complete a doubleheader sweep by routing Rochester 10-2 in the nightcap. Worcester grabbed control from the outset in the first inning, as Vinny Capra singled, stole second, and scored before Mickey Gasper and Kristian Campbell could drive in runs on Brett Harris’s grand slam to left, giving Worcester a quick 4-0 lead. The Red Wings answered in the second when Trey Lipscomb’s RBI single, aided by an Andrew Pinckney throwing error, brought home Pinckney to trim the deficit to 4-1.
Worcester widened the gap with a five-run third frame. Mickey Gasper belted a solo homer, Max Ferguson contributed an RBI single, Braiden Ward drew a bases-loaded walk, and Vinny Capra capped the inning with a two-run double, increasing the lead to 9-1. Rochester chipped away in the fourth with a Brady House solo shot to left, but their offense stalled thereafter, managing only two runs in the game.
Notes from milb.com substantiate the game details, and the report includes a note that this story was crafted with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence, with journalistic oversight at every stage of the information gathering, review, editing, and publishing process. This game recap originally appeared in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle under the headline describing the Red Wings’ twin losses as the WooSox rallied behind grand slams for a better SEO narrative. The account emphasizes Rochester’s early lead, the pivotal sixth-inning collapse, and Worcester’s decisive explosive innings in both games of the doubleheader.