WORCESTER (Interstat) — The Durham Bulls visit the Worcester Red Sox on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in an International League (AAA) game at Polar Park in Worcester, Mass. The forecast calls for clear skies and 72 degrees. Durham enters 64-78. Worcester enters 73-64. The Red Sox have won the first two games of the series, 2-1 on Tuesday and 8-5 on Wednesday.

Jake Woodford is the probable pitcher for Durham. Woodford has a season record of 0-3. Owen Wild is a Durham player to watch. In his latest appearance, Wednesday at Worcester, Wild pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed one hit and no earned runs. He pitched two innings with one hit and no earned runs while striking out one against Nashville on Sept. 12. On Sept. 7 against Nashville, he worked one inning, allowed one hit and no earned runs with three strikeouts. He pitched 1 2/3 innings at Memphis on Sept. 4, allowing three hits and two earned runs with one strikeout. On Sept. 1 at Memphis, he allowed one hit and one earned run in one inning. Against Norfolk on Aug. 27, he allowed one hit and one earned run in 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts. At Gwinnett on Aug. 21, he pitched one inning with no hits and no earned runs.

Allan Castro is a Worcester player to watch. Castro went 2 for 3 with two home runs and four RBIs against Durham on Wednesday. He was 2 for 4 with one RBI Tuesday against Durham. On Sept. 13 at Lehigh Valley, he went 3 for 5 with two home runs and three RBIs. He was 1 for 5 with one home run and two RBIs Sept. 12 at Lehigh Valley, 1 for 4 Sept. 11, 0 for 4 Sept. 10, 3 for 5 with one RBI Sept. 9, and 0 for 1 with one RBI Sept. 8. At Buffalo, he went 0 for 5 on Sept. 6 and 0 for 3 on Sept. 5.

Durham’s most recent win came Sept. 13, 7-2 over Nashville. Worcester’s most recent win came Sept. 16, 8-5 over Durham. Durham also beat Nashville 6-3 on Sept. 11 and 10-2 on Sept. 9, and lost 5-1 Sept. 10 and 3-0 Sept. 7. Worcester beat Lehigh Valley 7-4 Sept. 10 and 8-3 Sept. 9, and lost 4-1 Sept. 11. The teams continue their series Friday through Sunday at Polar Park.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Worcester to win 6-4. Interstat’s ELO system gives Worcester a 56.9 percent probability to win.