Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 4, 2021
By Russ Reed
After having their debut delayed by about a month, the Worcester Red Sox played the first game in the team's history Tuesday night.The Boston Red Sox moved their Triple-A affiliate from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Worcester, Massachusetts, for the 2021 season after fallout with the city of Pawtucket over a new stadium project.The "WooSox" were set to open their season on April 6, but the start of the Triple-A season was delayed until May 4 due to health and safety concerns.Worcester faced the Buffalo Bisons in its inaugural game and fell 6-1. The season opener for both teams was played in Trenton, New Jersey. The Bisons' home ballpark is undergoing renovations to prepare the venue for major league games as their parent club, the Toronto Blue Jays will be utilizing Buffalo as its home city due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions between the United States and Canada.Tanner Houck, who has already pitched in three games for Boston this season, struggled as the WooSox opening day starter. He gave up three runs on eight hits in three innings pitched but did strike out four batters.Jonathan Araúz, who played in 25 of 60 games for Boston in 2020, drove in Worcester's lone run with an infield single in the top of the fourth inning.Yairo Muñoz, who made 12 appearances with Boston last year, came up with the first hit in WooSox history with a single in the top of the second.Michael Chavis also landed in Worcester's record book by doubling in the fourth and scoring on Araúz's single. Chavis played 137 combined games for Boston in 2019 and 2020.The WooSox have five more games against the Bisons in Trenton before heading back to Worcester for the inaugural game at the brand-new Polar Park on May 11 against the Syracuse Mets. The 2021 home opener is the start of a 12-game homestand. The WooSox were originally scheduled to have their Polar Park debut on April 13 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs before the Triple-A season was delayed.Worcester is now scheduled to play 60 games at Polar Park this season, including 15 during the month of July. All series during the 2021 season are six games in length, all start on Tuesdays and conclude on Sundays. Mondays will be off days throughout the season. The schedule is still subject to adjustment due to potential future health precautions.The 2020 season was set to be the final season for the Pawtucket Red Sox, but the entire minor league baseball season was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The "PawSox" played 50 seasons at McCoy Stadium, where dozens of Boston Red Sox stars made a stop along the way to the major leagues. The list includes Baseball Hall of Famers Carlton Fisk, Wade Boggs and Jim Rice, as well as former American League MVPs Fred Lynn, Roger Clemens, Mo Vaughn, Dustin Pedroia and Mookie Betts. The organization captured league titles in 1973, 1984, 2012 and 2014 after it became Boston's Triple-A affiliate in 1970.McCoy Stadium did serve as the Boston Red Sox's alternate training site, where the club's top minor leaguers would practice and play scrimmage games, throughout the 2020 season.
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