Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 12 2 Athletics 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 4

In an incredibly hard fought series with the A's, the Reds completed their improbable run at a title and scored their 2nd BMBL championship title in 3 years with a come from behind victory. The Reds got on the board early by plating 1 run in the top of the first only to give the lead right back to the A's who posted a 4-run bottom of the inning. Garabedian settled in and shut the A's line-up down for the next 5 frames while the offense chipped the lead to 4-3. Down to their last at bat, the Reds staged a comeback with a lead off HBP. Nowlin advanced to 2nd on a WP and scored on a perfect bunt from Steve Altmann and an A's error to tie the game. Altmann would eventually score after a Garabedian single and a Bowles sac fly. Chris Dumas came to the plate and tacked on an insurance run by plating Garabedian on a single. The A's got runners on in the bottom of the 7th but were eventually shut down by Pina who picked up the save.

2008 MABL Champions

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Wed, 24 September, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Athletics 13, Netherfield Reds 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics x x x x x x x 13 0 0 Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 7 0 0

The A's were down 5-1 early to Pina, but turned it around in a hurry with a 9-run 5th inning. Jason Kurtz notched his 3rd W of the playoffs. Game 5 Friday, weather permitting.

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Tue, 23 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Netherfield Reds 3, Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds x x x x x x x 3 0 0 Athletics x x x x x x x 2 0 0

The Reds take a 2-1 series lead at Ryan field. In what has become a recurring trend for these two teams, the game was well pitched and well played on both sides. Mike Knell worked out of a bases loaded, no out jam in the first and went on to take the win going all 7.

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Sun, 21 September, 10:00AM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 3, Netherfield Reds 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 2 Netherfield Reds 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1

The A's take a nailbiter to even the series at 1-1. The Reds scored one in the bottom of the 1st to take the lead on a Knell RBI single. It would stay that way until the 5th, when Josh Misiph led off with a double off the fence in right center, about 2 feet short of a HR. That run would score when Kyle Breidenstine tried to bunt the runner over, resulting in an error. The next batter was Jay Lamoureux, who put a high fly ball in the pool to make it 3-1. The Reds would come right back in the bottom of the inning, capitalizing on two A's errors to score a run and load the bases with one out. The A's went to the pen for Breidenstine, who induced Knell into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. KB would close the door the rest of the way. For the Reds, Pina went the distance on the hill.

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Sat, 20 September, 1:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Netherfield Reds 3, Athletics 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Netherfield Reds 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 1 Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

The Reds took game 1 led by the great pitching of Derek Garabedian CG/SO 3 hitter, and extends his scoreless playoff streak to 14 innings. The hitting was lead by Steve Altmann (2h-2rbi) knocking in Mike Ciano both times. The defense of the Reds was sparked by a great catch by Mike Ciano in the OF and a bullet assist by Mark Bowles.

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Tue, 16 September, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 13, Ben's Dream White Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 1 0 0 3 4 0 5 13 16 1 Ben's Dream White Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 3

The A's complete the sweep and advance to the finals. The bats exploded for the A's, who pounded out 16 hits and 13 runs. LoPresti worked out of jams early, stranding 8 runners in the first 3 innings. In the 4th, the A's started bringing the runners home and never looked back. Alan Donaruma pitched a great game for the A's, going the distance, scattering 7 hits and allowing only 1 ER. He also was on base 4 times. Jay Lamoureux went 4-for-4, including his second HR in as many games. Nick Tapper went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI. Congrats to the White Sox for a great season.

Donaruma does it on the hill and at the dish, Jay Lam stays red hot

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Mon, 15 September, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Athletics 3, Ben's Dream White Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Ben's Dream White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 1 Athletics 0 0 1 0 2 0 x 3 4 2

The A's take a nailbiter to go up 2-0 in the best of five series. This one was scoreless going into the bottom of the 3rd, when late arrival Jay Lamoureux smoked a 3-2 pitch deep down the RF line for a HR. The White Sox would come right back in the top of the 4th on a Felix Villalobos RBI single. In the bottom of the 5th, Jay Lam was back up with men on 1st and 2nd when he hit a shot to left that snuck through the LF, scoring both runners. In the top of the 7th, Kyle Breidenstine relieved McGowan after an error put a man on first, and ended up walking in a run on borderline pitches. He would then get Naumo to fly to left to end the game with the tying run on 3rd to secure his 2nd save in as many games. The A's played tremendous defense, including turning two double plays and an amazing throw by Mike Sheehan to throw a runner out at 3rd from RF. Tomaro pitched well in the loss, allowing only 4H in the CG effort.

McGowan notches his first postseason W, Jay Lam comes up clutch, KB secures 2nd save of the series

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Sat, 13 September, 10:00AM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 5, Ben's Dream White Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 6 1 Ben's Dream White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1

The A's take game 1. The A's got on the board in the 1st and scored two in the 3rd to make it 3-0. The Sox rallied for two runs in the bottom of the 6th to cut it to 3-2, but the A's came right back to score two in the top of the 7th on a 2-RBI triple by Patrick Vetter. Jason Kurtz notched his second W of the playoffs, battling through six innings and allowing only two earned runs while getting out of trouble many times. Vetter went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. For the White Sox, Naumo notched two hits.

Kurtz notches the W, Vetter has a monster game

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Wed, 10 September, 7:30PM, at Roslindale - Fallon
Athletics 11, Rangers 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Rangers x x x x x x x 4 0 0 Athletics x x x x x x x 11 0 0

The A's jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, only to see the Rangers battle back and score four. The A's answered right back, scoring four themselves to make it 9-4 and would never look back.

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Mon, 8 September, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Rangers 6, Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Rangers 0 0 3 3 0 0 x 6 0 0 Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Series tied 1-1. More to come.

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Sun, 7 September, 1:00PM, at South Boston - Moakley Park
Athletics 8, Rangers 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics x x x x x x x 8 0 0 Rangers x x x x x x x 4 0 0

A's win game 1 of this 3 game series. Jason Kurtz pitched 6 solid innning (3ER, 5K, 5BB). Dave Wilfrid got to the A's early with one of his two 2 run Homer. A's answered when Nick Tapper hit a 2 run homer in bottom half of the inning. Tapper and Mazzeo would go back to back in the 3rd and from there the A's never looked backed. Donarama and Misiph added solo shots themselves.

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Thu, 28 August, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Ben's Dream White Sox 9, Athletics 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 Ben's Dream White Sox 2 0 3 2 2 0 x 9 11 1

Anthony Tomaro improved to 5-0 with another dominating performance surrendering only 1 run over 6 innings. John Byrne tore the cover off the ball all night for the Sox going 3-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI. Rob Linn was 2-3 with 2 RBI and a BB. ROY candidate Jon Naumowicz crushed his 4th triple of the year plating 2, and scored his league leading 22nd run of the year. Ivan Clemente was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI. Dana Levensaler had a big pinch-hit RBI single to help put the game out of reach. For the A's, Kyle Breidenstine was 2-3 with an RBI. The White Sox clinch the first seed in the Atlantic Division with the victory.

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Sun, 24 August, 2:00PM, at Foss Park - Somerville
Rangers 8, Athletics 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics x x x x x x x 1 0 0 Rangers x x x x x x x 8 0 0

Rangers clinch a playoff birth, winning the 2nd leg of a doubleheader. More to come later...

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Sat, 23 August, 4:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 4, Mariners 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 9 2 Mariners 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 2

Jason Kurtz moved to 6-1 with the complete game victory, allowing only four hits and striking out five. Wade Briggs threw well in the loss for the M's. This was a see-saw battle that saw the A's go on top by scoring two in the 4th, only to see the Mariners score three in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. The A's would scrap together runs in the fifth and sixth to take a one run lead, and hung onto it for the series sweep. For the A's, Andrew Billig went 3-for-3 with an RBI and Santi Mazzeo had two hits.

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Sun, 17 August, 10:00AM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Dbacks 6, Athletics 5

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 2 Dbacks 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 6 13 1

Steve Maycock pitched 7 solid innings to pick up the victory after Kurt Matarese won the game with a 2-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the 7th. Tom Vadala continued his hot streak going 2 for 3 with a run scored while Josh Krieger went 2 for 3 with a home run in his DBacks debut.