Red Sox Minor Lines: Yes, Franklin Arias hit another home run

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BRADENTON, FL - JULY 09: FCL <a class= — BRADENTON, FL - JULY 09: FCL Boston Red Sox shortstop Franklin Arias (18) fields his position during a Florida Complex League game against the FCL Pittsburgh Pirates on July 09, 2024 at Pirate City Complex in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Dean Roussel

Fri, Apr 24, 2026 ·

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Worcester: W, 10-4 ( BOX SCORE )

No Payton Tolle , no problem. Alec Gamboa rolled to a six-strikeout performance that got messed up by a home run ball, but the bullpen held the Mets scoreless the rest of the way. Meanwhile, the WooSox may have stranded 11 men on the night, but they slammed the door through some explosive offense in the late innings, including a single by Nick Sogard to score two and advance a runner via a third Mets error on the night. The Red Sox may have gotten a bit fortunate, but it obviously takes an offense on top of opportunities to win by six runs.

Portland: W, 5-4 (F/10) ( BOX SCORE )

No, you’re not seeing things. Yes, this is getting ridiculous now. Franklin Arias is still only 20, but there is no denying that, after the fourth game in a row with a home run against the Yard Goats ( Rockies AA), and sixth in seven games, it’s time to see how the young infielder fares at the next level. In the game itself, Arias’ home run was instrumental; it tied it all up and clinched the Sea Dogs heading to extra innings where they’d later walk Hartford off via a Max Ferguson single. They may have gone 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position, but last night, that was good enough to pull away victorious.

Greenville: L, 6-7 (F/10) ( BOX SCORE )

Fourteen strikeouts just wouldn’t be enough to keep Greenville from getting walked off in extras, even when the Drive drew ten walks. The Drive got most of their six runs off of a combination of these walks and the Tourists ( Astros High-A) four errors on the night. With just three hits, this game shouldn’t have been even close, especially allowing four runs in the second inning as well as stranding ten runners on the night.

Salem: : L, W, 10-4 ( BOX SCORE )

We go from a game that shouldn’t have been close to a game that wasn’t close. The RidgeYaks claimed an early lead by two home runs and never looked back with solid starting pitching from Dylan Brown. By the fourth inning, Salem was leading the Nationals 4-0, and the expected winning percentage never eclipsed back below 90 percent.