WooSox quieted again in 7-2 loss to Bisons in Buffalo

Four hits were never going to buy much margin, and once Buffalo started layering on runs, Worcester had no answer in a 7-2 loss at Sahlen Field. The WooSox never led, fell to 21-17, and dropped to 2-5 on Tuesdays to start the 2026 season.

Buffalo struck first after Ismael Munguia singled, Jonatan Clase doubled and Josh Kasevich grounded out to bring home the opening run. A passed ball and a throwing error helped the Bisons stretch the lead to 3-0 in the second inning, and that early cushion mattered when Worcester finally found a way on the board. Nick Sogard cut the deficit with a sacrifice fly in the third, and Vinny Capra made it a one-run game again with a two-out RBI single in the fifth.

That was as close as Worcester got. Carlos Mendoza opened the sixth with his first home run of the season to push Buffalo back in front, 5-2, and the Bisons kept the pressure on with Josh Kasevich’s RBI single in the seventh and Rafael Lantigua’s RBI single in the eighth. Buffalo then retired the final seven Worcester hitters, and the WooSox went down 1-2-3 in the ninth, a flat finish that matched the quiet stretch of offense before it.

Kristian Campbell was one of the few bright spots for Worcester, extending his on-base streak to 11 straight games with a single in the sixth inning. Even in defeat, his presence loomed over the lineup. Entering the game, Campbell was hitting .258 with a .373 on-base percentage, 33 hits, two homers, 17 RBIs and two stolen bases in 128 at-bats, a reminder that one bat was still carrying regular traffic while the rest of the order stalled.

Raymond Burgos took the loss in his WooSox debut, allowing three runs, one earned, over five innings. The left-hander, born in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, made his MLB debut on June 24, 2024, and came into this start with a long track record of climbing the system. Austin Voth earned the win for Buffalo by allowing two runs on three hits over five innings, and the Bisons improved to 20-20 while Worcester’s road issues deepened.

The season series remains shaped by history, with Worcester and Buffalo having met 113 times heading into the night and the WooSox holding a 63-50 edge. But this one turned on a more immediate truth: Buffalo kept cashing in its chances, and Worcester did not.