Brannon and Arias go 3-for-3 as WooSox rally late to beat Rochester in 10

The Worcester Red Sox (AAA) did the thing strong minor-league pitching rarely gets credit for until it has to be proven by offense. In a game played in Rochester against the Nationals affiliate, Worcester carried the burden of “great start, no runs,” then flipped it in the late innings to win 6-5 in 10. Jack Anderson, the WooSox starter, was described as nearly lights out through six, while Worcester still hadn’t produced a run.

The turning point came as Worcester finally chased the game back with power and pressure. According to the game recap, Tyler Samaniego allowed a two-run home run in the seventh, giving Rochester another hole to climb out of. Still, the organization’s hitters stayed patient for another chance. In the ninth, first baseman Matt Lloyd delivered the rally, drilling a game-tying shot that plated three runs and sent the contest to extras.

Worcester didn’t just tie it. It pushed across insurance runs in the tenth with contributions from Braiden Ward, Matt Thaiss and Kristian Campbell, giving the bullpen a lead to protect. Noah Song then closed it out in the bottom of the tenth despite walking two, finishing the job for the win. The sequence mattered because it showed a common minor-league problem being solved in real time, first by producing when the starter’s work deserved support and then by converting that momentum into runs quickly enough to avoid a last-ditch ending.

The game also served as a reminder of the hitting forms that have been developing across the Red Sox prospect group. The recap highlighted that prospects Brooks Brannon and Franklin Arias each collected three hits in the overall farm slate coverage, with both logging key extra-base damage. In Lehigh Valley’s matchup against the Fightin’ Phils, the same write-up said Brannon and Arias each recorded three knocks, including a double apiece.

Beyond the organization’s major late-inning surge at AAA, the minor-league day offered smaller storylines that point to how Boston’s system is trying to piece together consistent offensive output. Over the Monster’s roundup noted that Anthony Eyanson’s outing ended earlier than expected due to walks, but the games still produced enough offense to keep results moving in the right direction. In Greenville, a separate game recap in the same series emphasized how relief and late execution helped another club preserve a win even with a rough pitching shape.

Taken together, these performances fit a theme that matters for the Red Sox pipeline as it heads deeper into the season. The closer look is not whether a single night ends in a win, but whether hitters can do the less glamorous part of staying ready for the inning that decides the game, and whether pitching staffs can limit damage long enough for run support to arrive.

For Worcester, the next question is how the offense responds if the team again finds itself in the early “zeroes on the board” scenario. For the prospects mentioned, the development hinge is continuity, whether Brannon and Arias can turn multi-hit nights into repeatable production and whether performances like Lloyd’s ninth-inning swing become a pattern rather than an outlier. In this system, those are often the gaps between a promising season and a move up the ladder.