Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E E. Mass Devil Rays 3 3 0 1 0 3 2 12 9 1 Merrimack Valley Expos 2 0 2 0 0 4 3 11 9 2

Boston Braves got out to a six-run lead in the sixth inning and held on for a 12-11 victory over Expos on Sunday. Expos managed seven runs in the failed comeback. Paulino, Tatis, Ferro, Hernandez, and Paulino each picked up RBIs. The base paths were crowded in this high-scoring game. Boston Braves collected nine hits and Expos had nine. Boston Braves fired up the offense in the first inning. Mark Hoffman drew a walk, scoring one run. Boston Braves scored three runs in the sixth inning. Boston Braves batters contributing to the big inning included Mike Ryan, Brad Palmer, and Wisford Exilhomme, who each had RBIs in the inning. Expos scored four runs in the sixth inning. Expos offense in the inning was led by Paulino and Tatis, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. Jeremy Leopold got the win for Boston Braves. He surrendered four runs on three hits over two and two-thirds innings, striking out four. Alex McKeow