In front of a sold-out crowd, the Worcester Red Sox (23-21)/(58-61) defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (22-21)/(56-60) in their 10-8 victory Sunday afternoon at Polar Park. The WooSox have won five of six games this week, giving them 13 of 18 meetings against Lehigh Valley this season.

After a one-hour, 24-minute rain delay, the WooSox and ‘Pigs finally took the field for the finale of their six-game series. The WooSox became the Los Wepas de Worcester on Sunday to celebrate Roberto Clemente’s 90th birthday and honor Puerto Rican Heritage Day at Polar Park.

Eddy Alvarez opened the scoring in the second inning by hitting a two-run double down the left field line. It was his 20th double of the year, leading the team, and his third extra-base hit in his last four attempts at the plate. Roman Anthony added another run – his first Triple-A RBI – with a bloop single to right that scored the WooSox’s third run of the inning. With men on the corners and two outs, Worcester was partially successful with a double steal – Anthony was thrown out at second base, but Tyler Heineman scored from third base to give the WooSox a 4-0 lead.

The IronPigs began the third by loading the bases on a throwing error, a walk and a base hit. With one out, Darick Hall hit a 108.7 mph double off the Worcester wall, scoring the first two runs for Lehigh Valley and cutting the WooSox lead in half. Buddy Kennedy followed with a sacrifice fly, making it a one-run game in the second half of the inning.

When Worcester took a 4-3 lead in the fifth, it was WooSox starter Jason Alexander’s day. The right-hander finished the game on a rainy Sunday afternoon with a streak of 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB and 5 K.

Liam Hendriks made his first rehab appearance with the WooSox, replacing Alexander at the start of the fifth inning. Hendriks, a three-time All-Star, signed a two-year deal with Boston last offseason while recovering from Tommy John surgery and is on track to be back for the Sox’s playoff run. In his first appearance on Sunday, the 35-year-old threw 11 pitches (9 strikes) in a perfect fifth inning.

Wyatt Olds came out of the bullpen next for the WooSox and looked to continue his stellar August, in which he pitched 12 strikeouts in 7.1 innings. After taking out the first batter he faced on Sunday, Olds allowed four of the next five walks and was taken out of the game when the first batter came on. Three batters later, the Pigs were up 7-5, with Kody Clemens and Scott Kingery getting three strikeouts with back-to-back singles.

Trailing by two in the bottom of the seventh, Worcester looked poised for a big inning after loading all bases with no outs. Vaughn Grissom was up 3-1 but was hit by a pitch, bringing the WooSox within one. After a popout and a strikeout, Kyle Teel tied the game with an RBI infield single, and Bobby Dalbec sealed the deal with a big three-run triple off the wall in right-center to put Worcester ahead for good.

In the final two innings, Brian Van Belle held Lehigh Valley at bay, securing Worcester’s 10-8 victory on Sunday afternoon. Luis Guerrero (W, 5-3) was awarded the win for the WooSox, while Zach Haake (L, 0-1) took the loss.

After an off day on Monday, the WooSox begin a six-game road trip against the Norfolk Tides on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. While Norfolk’s starter has not been announced, Shane Drohan will open the series for Worcester on the mound. Radio coverage begins at 6:15 p.m. on 98.9 Nash Icon, 100.1 The Pike and the WooSox Radio Network.