Tsung-Che Cheng’s big day powers Worcester’s early comeback as Sea Dogs split the minor-league spotlight

Worcester’s offense flashed with sustained contact and a late surge after a rough start, even though the Sea Dogs’ day at the plate ended in a one-run defeat. According to Yahoo Sports’ roundup of Red Sox minor-league action, Worcester fell behind 3-0 early, then answered by manufacturing a tie game with three solo home runs to swing the momentum back toward the Woo Sox.

Tsung-Che Cheng became the focal point of that recovery. The report says Cheng accounted for three of Worcester’s 13 hits, going 3-for-5 in the game. It also credits Cheng for homering, a key part of the comeback pattern that included two other solo shots as Worcester matched the deficit and forced the contest to a new late-game posture.

While Cheng’s day carried the headline, several other batters provided supporting at-bats in the same 13-hit performance. The roundup notes that Max Ferguson delivered his first home run of the year and Tyler McDonough added his second, both part of the three-homer response that turned a 3-0 gap into a tie.

The rest of the lineup contributed in ways that mattered even if the comeback ultimately fell short by a single run. Yahoo Sports’ recap adds that Mikey Romero and Allan Castro each collected two hits apiece. In a game decided late, the ability to sustain base hits after an early hole helped Worcester keep pressure on throughout the middle innings and into the final stretch.

Not every player’s numbers were headline-grabbing, but the roundup still gives a glimpse of who struggled at the plate. Kristian Campbell went 1-for-4 in the same Worcester game, with the report listing his batting average at.217, underscoring the unevenness around the core of the offensive outburst.

The day’s minor-league story was not solely about Worcester’s narrow loss. The roundup also indicates that the Sea Dogs, in a separate game, produced a one-run win while tallying 13 hits of their own. Put together, the Red Sox system’s offensive totals pointed to consistent contact production across the two outcomes, even though the Woo Sox came up just short in the game described with the early 3-0 deficit.

What to watch next is how Worcester builds on the pattern of damage after falling behind. A three-solo-homer response shows the lineup can recalibrate quickly when the early plan fails, and Cheng’s repeated impact suggests the club’s best stretch-run opportunities may hinge on whether he can keep turning loud contact into sustained multi-hit games.