There wasn’t much of an All-Star break this year. Just an All-Star game and a day off for the players who weren’t in it.
Teams returned to action on Thursday and a lot of them picked up where they left off.
Y-D, who had overtaken Brewster for first place earlier in the week, won its third straight game, a 6-5 decision over Wareham. Meanwhile, Brewster played Chatham for the third straight game and again came away without a win. After a loss on Monday and a tie on Tuesday, Brewster lost 6-2 last night. Chatham has now won five in a row.
Y-D didn’t pick up exactly where it left off against the Gatemen. For eight innings, the Red Sox were held scoreless, with Wareham’s Eric Pfisterer (Duke) delivering seven strong innings. Y-D trailed 5-0 going into the bottom of the ninth, but put together a remarkable rally and scored six runs to win the game. Joe Panik (St. John’s) delivered the game-winning single, scoring Caleb Ramsey (Houston). Jordan Ribera (Fresno State) hit a home run in the ninth, his league-best seventh of the year.
For Wareham, All-Star game West MVP Zach Wilson (Arizona State) hit two home runs, bringing his total to four.
Y-D now has the best record in the league and a three-point lead over second-place Brewster.
As for the Whitecaps, they’re now 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. Last night, Chatham got a strong outing by Greg Larson (Florida), who allowed just a run in six innings. He was making only his second start and he got his first win.
The Anglers were led by Ricky Oropesa (USC), who hit his fifth home run. Drew Martinez (Memphis) went 3-for-4 for Brewster, but the Whitecaps only had three other hits.
Chatham has won five in a row and is four points back of fourth-place.
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Wareham will play a split doubleheader, starting in Falmouth at 1 p.m. and concluding in Wareham against Brewster at 7 p.m.