Preview: Worcester Red Sox at Nashville Sounds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — The Worcester Red Sox and Nashville Sounds, locked in a first-place tie in the International League, will conclude their six-game series Sunday at First Horizon Park with rain in the forecast.

First pitch is scheduled for the afternoon, though evening weather could impact play. The forecast calls for temperatures around 69 degrees with rain.

Both teams enter with identical 10-7 records. Nashville has dominated the series, winning the first five contests, including a 4-2 victory in seven innings Friday.

The Red Sox will turn to left-hander Shane Drohan (1-0) as their probable starter. He is set to oppose Nashville’s Tate Kuehner, who earned the win Friday against Worcester after allowing one run over five innings. In that game, Kuehner struck out five and scattered four hits.

A player to watch for Worcester is reliever Isaac Coffey, who delivered three scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts in Friday’s loss.

Despite Nashville’s recent dominance in the head-to-head matchup, statistical projections are split. Interstat’s game simulator predicts a 6-4 Worcester victory, while its ELO rating system gives Nashville a 58.5% probability to win.

Following the series finale, Worcester returns home to host the Syracuse Mets for six games beginning Tuesday. Nashville opens a six-game road series at the Charlotte Knights on Tuesday.