Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 1 Orioles 0 0 0 2 0 2 x 4 10 0

O's complete the doubleheader sweep, riding the arm of Bo Gillette who threw a complete game with 10 K's. The game was tied at 2 heading into the 6th when Josh Misiph drove in Nick Tapper to put the A's ahead. The O's answered right back as Chris Buckley and Julio Gonzalez each delivered clutch two-out RBI's. Gillette make the lead stand up in the 7th by striking out two of the final three batters, stranding the potential tying run on 2nd base.

Bo (10K's) knows pitching. Buckley delivers 2 hits and 2 RBI's. Gonzalez with the GW-RBI.

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Sun, 30 August, 9:00AM, at Acton - Jones Field (Game 1 of DH)
Orioles 4, Athletics 3

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

The O's punched their playoff ticket with a hard fought 4-3 win, led by Mike Stasio who pitched a complete game 3-hitter. Offensively, the hero of the game was Jose De Los Santos, who went 4 for 4: with the Orioles down 3-2 in the 5th, Jordan Krall led off with a double before De Los Santos crushed a HR to right-center, staking the O's to a 1-run lead which they would not relinquish. For the A's, Andrew Billig hit a solo home run and made a phenomenal catch in center field, robbing Krall of another extra base hit.

Stasio wins his 5th, and De Los Santos goes 4-4 with a 2B and HR. Billig hits a HR and flashes the leather in CF.

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Sat, 22 August, 7:00PM, at Hyde Park - Kelly
White Sox 21, Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E White Sox 4 1 0 4 7 5 0 21 20 1 Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 3

Andrew Hubbard picks up his 4th win of the season throwing 4 scoreless innings while striking out 7. White Sox bats came alive pounding out 21 runs on 20 hits. Ivan Clemente and Jon Naumowicz each had 4 hit days. Clemente had 4 RBI. Jon Pollard and Anthony Tomaro each had 3 RBI. Mike Morgan had a double, a triple, and 2 RBI.

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Sun, 16 August, 4:00PM, at Dorchester - Town Field
Spinners 6, Athletics 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Spinners 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 8 3 Athletics 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 1

After a tough loss the night before,the Spinners came in to Sundays game looking to pick up a big win against a strong A's team. They would strike first with a run in the top of the 1st. Ricky Salvia would then take the mound for the first time this season and did not let up an earned run for 7 innings. In the bottom of the 7th with the score 2-1 Spinners, the A's would try to rally back. With men on 1st and 2nd Eddy Perez would hit a bomb to lf scoring 1 run easily, the winning run would try scoring but was beat to the plate by a perfect throw by Omar Caceras that sent the game to extra innings. In the top of the 9th the A's pitching struggled and walked in 2 runs, followed by a Greg Megerdichian 2 run single giving the Spinners a 4 run lead. Jose Bahamonde who relieved in the 8th pitched 2 shut out innings giving the Spinners the victory. Another big contributer to the Spinners win was Joe Tufo who made 3 huge catches in RF.

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Sat, 15 August, 5:00PM, at Somerville - Trum
Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3

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

A's win behind another big game from Nick Tapper and Talal Saleh.

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Sat, 8 August, 5:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
White Sox 5, Athletics 4

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

Jon Naumowicz hits a two-out walk-off single to score Mike Morgan and give the White Sox the victory. Kevin McGowen of the A's and Matt O'Hara of the Sox were locked in a scoreless pitcher's duel for most of the game. Rich Wlodarczyk's RBI single gave the Sox a 1-0 lead. Nick Tapper of the A's answered with a 3-run triple followed by a Santi Mazzeo RBI double. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the 7th, the Sox rallied for 4. Wlodarczyk had 2 key hits out of the DH spot. Nate Butcher and Naumowicz each had 2 hits. Jon Pollard picked up the W out of the pen. Alan Donaruma had a 2 hit day but took the loss out of the pen for the A's.

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Wed, 5 August, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1

In a well-played game all around, the A's come out on top behind a gem pitched by Talal Saleh. Saleh pitched 6+ innings, allowing only one hit and one run. After Saleh walked the leadoff man in the 7th, Steve Kapuza came in to close the door for the save. Offensively, Nick Tapper hit a two-run HR into the pool, and Santi Mazzeo and Patrick Vetter hit rockets for doubles, Vetter driving in the third run with his. For the Tigers, Scott Stevens had an RBI single in the 7th.

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Sun, 26 July, 9:00AM, at Acton - Jones Field
Athletics 5, Grays 1

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

In what was a soggy early morning game, the A's took down the Grays in a quick-moving game. The Grays scored first, plating one in the bottom of the 1st, but that would be all as some great defense helped Kevin McGowan toss a complete game. Offensively, Justin Komins had two hits and an RBI, to go with tossing a would-be base stealer from behind the plate. Alan Donaruma also had two RBI on a deep ground rule double to right.

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Wed, 22 July, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Mariners 6, Athletics 2

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

The Mariners ended their 7-game skid by upending the Athletics with clutch pitching from Matt Dumont and Jamie Aldoupolis, and timely hitting from Jeff Rausch, Corey Aldoupolis, and Nate Knowles. Dumont pitched 4 innings of no-hit ball until Jay Lamoureux launched a solo homerun into the pool to lead off the 5th. Kyle Breidenstine followed with a single and eventually scored, making it a 5-2 game. The A's loaded the bases in the inning with 1-out, but Jamie Aldoupolis came on and struck out Alan Donaruma and Nick Tapper to end the threat. Offensively, Jeff Rausch (3-4, 3 Runs), Corey Aldoupolis (1-3, 3 RBI) paced the offense, and both Josh Abreu and Nate Knowles notched doubles in the winning effort. The matchup had further significance, as it pitted two of the Mariner career stat leaders against each other in Jeff Rausch for the M's and Alan Donaruma for the A's, who together logged 193 games in a Mariner uniform.

Dumont picks up the W, while Rausch goes 3-4; Lamoureux cranks a solo shot

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Mon, 20 July, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Athletics 4, Orioles 0

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

The A's get back over .500 with a win over the O's behind a Kevin McGowan complete game shutout. The A's scored one in the 1st on a Nick Tapper ground out and one in the 2nd on a Jamal Saleh RBI double. They were held there until the 7th by solid O's pitching. Ed Perez also had an RBI for the A's. Bobby Shady took a tough loss, allowing only 2 hits through 5 IP. Chris Buckley had two hits for the O's.

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Sat, 18 July, 1:30PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 8, Senators 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 8 12 0 Senators 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2

The A's scored 3 time in the top of the first and never looked back, highlighted by a Santi Mazzeo 2 RBI double. Andrew Billig was on base 5 times, going 2-for-2 with 4 runs scored and 2 stolen bases. Alan Donaruma scored 3 times. Talal Saleh put in another strong effort, notching his 5th victory of the season. Steve Kapuza closed it out with two scoreless innings of relief.

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Wed, 15 July, 8:00PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Cutters 6, Athletics 0

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

Steve Roberts threw a complete game 3 hitter striking out 13 en route to his 2nd victory of the year. Tony Ramos, Mike Fectueau and Steve Corda all had RBI extra base hits to score some important runs. More details to come.

Corda and Fecteau knock in runs with moon shots and Schroll makes a top 10 play

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Sat, 11 July, 1:30PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Athletics 4, Brewers 2

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

In a well-pitched matchup on both sides, the A's prevailed on a two-RBI single from Justin Komins. Jason Lamoureux had two hits in the win as well. On the hill, Talal Saleh went 5 strong, with Steve Kapuza closing it with a 6-out save.

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Mon, 6 July, 8:00PM, at Roxbury - Clifford
Cutters 9, Athletics 3

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

The As took an early 3-0 lead highlighted by an Andrew Billings 2 RBI single. But the Cutters plated 9 runs over the final 3 frames to notch the win. Greg Crossman, Tony Ramos, Tim Melanson, John Barrington and Mike Fectueau all had two hits each for the Cutters. On the hill Jamie Matthews notched is 4th win of the year. Roberts finished up the final two frames striking out 5 of 6.

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Sat, 27 June, 1:30PM, at Chelsea - Chelsea HS
Rangers 2, Athletics 1

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

Facing a tough, lefty-heavy lineup at Chelsea High, Mike Minerva scattered 7 hits and struck out 9 to lead the Rangers to their 3rd straight win. The Rangers struck first in the 3rd inning. Jon Hart led off with a single and later scored on an Al Becker grounder. With the score tied in the 6th inning, Jason Skypeck (batter) and Chris Caprio (runner) successfully executed a suicide squeeze to take the lead for good. Alan Donarama pitched well for the A's, allowing just 3 hits.

Squeeze Play Wins It For Rangers