Boston’s farm system was bustling Saturday, with standout performances across Worcester, Portland, Salem and the DSL squads highlighted by a pair of big nights at the plate and a dominant pitching display in the Dominican operations.
Worcester
Payton Tolle turned in five scoreless innings to earn the win, bouncing back from a rough first outing. The left-hander worked five shutout frames, allowing just three hits and a walk while punching out five, topping out at 98.6 mph with his fastball and throwing 46 of 71 pitches for strikes. His strong start helped build a 9-0 Worcester lead. Offensively, Jhostynxon Garcia continued to swing a hot bat, going 4-for-4 with two-run singles in the fourth and sixth innings, giving him 55 RBIs in 64 games since his promotion to Triple-A. Brennan Bernardino followed with a scoreless sixth, though Alex Hoppe ran into trouble later, yielding five runs (three earned) before Hobie Harris closed it out with the final seven outs.
Portland
Isaac Coffey’s rough day opened the game for the Sea Dogs, as he lasted just one inning while three runs crossed the plate. Eduardo Rivera and Cooper Adams each allowed runs after Coffey, with Rivera surrendering a pair of unearned runs and Adams also giving up a solo homer in the fifth. Noah Song came on to hurl a scoreless sixth and seventh, and Reidis Sena finished the eighth and ninth, but the Portland offense could not overcome the early deficit. Still, the Sea Dogs totaled a 16-hit night in the loss, with Allan Castro going 3-for-5 with a double and two runs, Miguel Bleis collecting three hits including RBI singles and his third stolen base of the season, and Tyler Miller supplying four hits and an RBI in a standout evening against former Boston farmhand Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.
Greenville and Salem
In Greenville, Shea Sprague took the loss after a rough seventh inning, as Greenville relinquished a lead and dropped its third consecutive contest. Sprague had taken over for Jedixson Paez, who provided 2 2/3 innings of two-run relief with five strikeouts. Greenville had moved ahead 4-3 on a second-inning rally featuring Justin Riemer’s first homer of the season and Mason White’s RBI knock, but Greensboro answered back, and the Drive could not hold on.
Salem’s offense surged early as Justin Gonzales drove in two runs with a first-inning homer for his fourth of the year to give the Red Sox a brief edge. Jesus Travieso settled in after the early hiccup, allowing two unearned runs across 4 2/3 innings while striking out seven and walking one. Salem added two runs in both the fourth and fifth to retake the lead, getting an RBI groundout from Gerardo Rodriguez and a run-scoring single from D’Angelo Ortiz in the fourth, followed by Ortiz driving in two more on a single in the fifth. The Red Sox bullpen finished the job with Kilander logging 3 1/3 innings and De La Cruz closing out the ninth for his third save.
DSL action
In the DSL Red Sox Red 6, DSL Dodgers Mega 2, seven different players collected hits as Team Red swept the doubleheader slate through a productive offensive day. Givian Sirvania and Miguel Rivera got Team Red on the board early with a wild pitch and a fielder’s choice, respectively, in the third, and Pimera, Rivera and Geomaikel Martinez added runs in the fourth. Jakson Gamboa started for Team Red, with Angelo Ladera earning the win after relief work; Jose Golindano and Jesus Martinez each contributed scoreless outings in support.
Team Blue shut out its opponent with a pitching clinic, allowing only two hits and five walks. Dariel Morillo opened with three scoreless frames, Michael Manjarres earned the win with a clean fourth, and a trio—Alexander Heredia, Jainer Almanza and Erickson Ettien—finished off the final outs. Blue’s offense came in waves in the second and third, scoring on a double steal and a run-scoring triple, then a passed ball and an error that plated more runs. With the win, Team Blue clinched the DSL division title, leaving two games remaining to set up for the DSL Cup and Pool Play.
Player of the Day
Jhostynxon Garcia continued to be a standout, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs in Worcester’s win over Iowa. He is slashing .309/.372/.578 in 64 games since his Portland promotion and sits as the fifth-ranked prospect on SoxProspects’ Top 60. Garcia’s two big two-run hits helped fuel a potent Worcester offense, underscoring his value as a steady, impact contributor in the upper levels of the Sox system.
Overall takeaway
The day underscored the depth of Boston’s farm system, with multiple players stepping up across levels. Worcester benefited from Tolle’s maturity on the mound and Garcia’s hot bat, Salem got timely power from Gonzales and Trevieso’s solid middle-innings work, and the DSL Blue squad made a statement by clinching a division title with a dominant pitching effort. For fans and evaluators, the performances provide optimism about the pipeline feeding the big league club, with several athletes showing the kind of polish and production that bodes well for the organization’s future.
Optional notes for editors
– Consider including a sidebar on Jhostynxon Garcia’s promotion timeline and current prospect ranking to provide context for readers.
– A quick glossary of the DSL teams and the relationship between the affiliates could help casual fans follow the cross-league results.
– If there are plans to interview any of the players or provide postgame quotes, adding those would deepen the article and give readers a more personal connection to the performances.
Summary
saturday showcased strong pitching and timely hitting across the Boston affiliates, led by Payton Tolle’s five-scoreless innings for Worcester and Jhostynxon Garcia’s 4-for-4, four-RBI day. Salem’s Gonzales supplied power, the DSL teams swept, and Team Blue clinched a division title, painting an encouraging picture of the Red Sox farm system’s current and near-term prospects.