New York Yankees No. 2 prospect Spencer Jones homered in his first Triple-A at-bat and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders went on to defeat the Worcester Red Sox, 4-2, on Friday night at PNC Field in Moosic.
Jose Rojas also homered for the RailRiders, who picked up their sixth straight win and 10th in a row at home.
Worcester jumped out to an early advantage against RailRiders starter Sean Boyle when Boston Red Sox No. 5 prospect Jhostynxon Garcia hit a two-run homer for 2-0 in the top of the first inning.
Then in the bottom of the first, Jones, who was called up earlier Friday from Double-A Somerset, blasted a 3-2 offering from Worcester starter Tyler Uberstrine 397 feet to centerfield to make it 2-1. It was Jones’ only hit in the game, as he would go 1 for 5 in his debut.
The RailRiders went ahead in the bottom of the second.
After Bryan De La Cruz walked to lead off the frame, Rojas lifted a two-run home run to right for his 12th of the season, tying him for the team lead and giving the RailRiders a 3-2 edge.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tallied another run in the bottom of the third.
Jesús Rodríguez walked, advanced to second on a force out, and scored on a throwing error while stealing third for a 4-2 margin.
Then in the fifth, Worcester put two runners aboard with no one out, but Boyle retired three consecutive hitters to finish the frame clean.
Worcester threatened again in the eighth, putting two runners on with no one out, but Clayton Beeter retired Garcia and induced Blaze Jordan into an inning-ending double play to hold the lead.
Boyle (6-5) allowed two runs on four hits over 5.2 innings to grab the win. Jayvien Sandrige held the advantage over 1.1 innings, and Beeter tossed two scoreless frames to earn the save.
Uberstine (1-2) surrendered four runs on four hits through four innings to take the loss.
De La Cruz and Rojas had two hits apiece for the RailRiders.
Originally Published: June 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM EDT