daily fog: hitting the break

The three games last night were the last set before the All-Star break, and the league’s two first-place teams finished on a high note. Orleans beat Wareham 7-4 while Falmouth topped Harwich 4-2. The Cardinals sit in first place by eight points. Falmouth has a one-point lead.

For Orleans, Kyle Spraker (Loyola Marymount), the starter at shortstop now that Cole Figueroa is gone, went 2-for-4 and knocked in the game-tying run in the top of the eighth. He scored the go-ahead run himself on a wild pitch. Orleans then blew it open in the ninth thanks to run-scoring hits by Nate Freiman (Duke), Angelo Songco (Loyola Marymount) and Spraker.

The Cardinals used six different pitchers, with reliever Justin Earls (Georgia) getting the win.

As for Falmouth, two All-Stars led the way. A.J. Pollock (Notre Dame) and Trevor Coleman (Missouri) both went 3-for-4 with an RBI and the Commodores scored two runs in the sixth to take a lead they never relinquished.

Elsewhere

• Brewster blew past Y-D 11-1 on the strength of a 4-for-5 night from Ty Kelly (UC Davis), one of the East’s All-Star reserves. Caleb Cotham (Vanderbilt) took the big cushion and ran with it, tossing six strong innings. He allowed a run and struck out four.

What to Watch For Tonight

• All-Star game in Chatham, 7 p.m.

• I was going to post a part two of the All-Star game guide, but a change of plans means I actually get to go to the game, which wasn’t happening originally. Since I’m going to get an early start, I’m not going to have time to do part two. But I’m going to the game, which is pretty awesome. Everybody else who’s going, enjoy.

• Prediction: West wins 2-0 on a Chris Dominguez two-run home run.

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