Updated: 16 hours later – Red Sox win Game One 12-11
After eight crazy innings, the Y-D Red Sox lead the Orleans Firebirds 12-11. Play will resume tomorrow at 12 p.m. at Red Wilson Field.
After eight crazy innings, the Y-D Red Sox lead the Orleans Firebirds 12-11. Play will resume tomorrow at 12 p.m. at Red Wilson Field.
Y-D’s winless streak extends to eight games, finishing in second place in the East division, setting up a first-round playoff matchup with Orleans.
The Red Sox lost their sixth straight game, this time by giving up five runs to the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the first frame and despite putting up four runs in the second, they never fully recovered in a 7-5 loss Sunday night at Red Wilson Field. The game was called after eight innings due to darkness.
The Y-D Red Sox have now lost five straight, and while clinching the division once seemed inevitable, the Whitecaps inch closer.
The Firebirds took a late lead on an RBI fielder’s choice in the seventh inning and never relinquished, handing the Red Sox a 4-1 defeat.
The Red Sox were blown out 12-4 in Cotuit on Monday, matching their worst loss of the season.
Despite a tie with Harwich in the two teams’ final meeting of the summer and a loss to Hyannis at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford, the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox managed to win each of their next two games to move within a point of clinching a playoff berth, and six points away from clinching the East Division title.
For a man who entered the off-day workout hitting .211, conquering the Green Monster imbued Bush’s approach with a wave of confidence. It’s helped the Grand Canyon University outfielder emerge as one of the top bats on the first-place Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox roster.
Y-D’s fifteen hits on the day set a new season-high, passing the 12 the Red Sox had against Bourne on June 21. The win also dropped Y-D’s magic number to one after Chatham’s loss to Cotuit. All the Red Sox need is a tie in the remaining eight games to guarantee a playoff berth.
After getting blown out in Hartford on Wednesday, the Red Sox bounced back with a 5-1 win over Cotuit thanks to stellar pitching and clutch hitting.