Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 South Shore Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

A's ADVANCE TO FINALS The A's advanced to the finals behind a Kyle Breidenstine 1-hitter. He struck out 7 in the complete game win. The A's scored in the 1st, leading off with back-to-back-to-back singles from Donaruma, M. Asdornvuttikrai, and McIntyre. The Giants' Walsh induced Barton into a double play, but one run was put on the board for the A's. In the 3rd, Mahoney was hit by a pitch. He stole 2nd and advanced to 3rd on an Asdornvuttikrai single. McIntyre then hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mahoney and the second run for the A's. That was all Breidenstine needed, as he faced just one over the minimum. Asdornvuttikrai finished 3-3 with a double. The A's await the winner of the Spinners-White Sox series.

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Sun, 17 September, 10:00AM, at Quincy - Coletta
Waltham Athletics 2, South Shore Giants 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 Waltham Athletics 1 0 0 1 0 0 x 2 8 1

A's TOP GIANTS IN PITCHER'S DUEL Huber and Plumitallo dueled all morning, but Huber and the A's came out on top. The A's scored in the 1st. Krall laced a single to the right side to bring home M. Asdornvuttikrai, but Smith gunned down McIntyre at the plate to limit the damage to just 1 run. The A's stretched the lead to 2-0 in the 4th. Tessari led off with a single. On Vadala's single Tessari legged it from 1st to 3rd, and errant throw went out of play, allowing Tessari to score the 2nd A's run. The Giants loaded the bases with no outs in the 5th. Clarke walked to cut the lead to 1. But Huber induced 2 infield popouts to get out of the jam. For the A's, Huber got the complete game win, giving up just 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 5. Tessari finished 2-3 with a steal. On the Giants side, Plumitallo gave up just 1 earned run while tossing all 6 innings for the Giants. Clarke went 1-3 with an RBI walk.

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Sat, 16 September, 1:00PM, at Quincy - Coletta
Waltham Athletics 8, South Shore Giants 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 8 13 1 South Shore Giants 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 7 11 1

A's TAKE GAME 1 SLUGFEST The A's scored in the 1st on a Barton base knock. They got 4 in the 3rd on back-to-back doubles from Balise and M. O'Keefe. The Giants got 3 in the 3rd, with French, Nowlin, and Savas connecting with big hits. The A's scored again in the 5th on another Balise double. But the Giants got 2 in their half with Savas driving a 2-RBI single. In the 6th, M. Asdornvuttikrai and McIntyre hit back-to-back doubles for a run. McIntyre later scored on Barton sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the 7th, French and Montone had RBI hits. The Giants then loaded the bases with one out. Stiffler hit a would-be sacrifice fly, but the A's Barton cut down Clarke at the plate to conclude a wild Game 1. B. O'Keefe got the win; Huber took the save. The A's hit 7 doubles; Balise had 3 and M. O'Keefe had 2. For the Giants, Montone, Savas, and Nowlin had multi-hit games, and French finsihed 2-3 with 2 doubles.

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Tue, 29 August, 8:00PM, at Cambridge - St. Peters
Cambridge Spinners 14, South Shore Giants 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Cambridge Spinners 4 2 6 1 1 14 14 3 South Shore Giants 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1

The Spinners got the bats out early and took care of the Giants 14-1 in a shortened game and their third win by mercy rule this season. Seven Spinners drove in runs and were led by a Greg Megerdichian grand slam home run in the third inning. Mike Tufo, Peter Allain and Mark Killoren drove in two runs apiece and eight different Spinners crossed the plate. On the mound, Luc Kocher became the MABL's single season wins leader by picking up his tenth win of the season. He pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out six. Dan Blum came on in relief with two strikeouts. The Spinners have scored a combine 35 runs in their last 2 meetings.

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Sat, 26 August, 9:00AM, at Watertown - Moxley
South Shore Giants 9, Boston Orioles 7

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston Orioles 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 7 12 4 South Shore Giants 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 9 6 3

Despite only having 8 players the Giants were able to fend off the Os thanks to some well-timed offense and a valiant pitching effort from Brett Nowlin. The Giants look to close out the regular season with a win against the first place Spinners in Cambridge on Tuesday.

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Thu, 24 August, 8:00PM, at Lynn - Breed JHS Edmunds
Boston White Sox 5, South Shore Giants 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants x x x x x x x 1 0 0 Boston White Sox x x x x x x x 5 0 0

Sox win behind a strong pitching performance from rookie Juan Carlos aka Young Bartolo colon....more to come

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Mon, 21 August, 8:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
Boston White Sox 6, South Shore Giants 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Boston White Sox x x x x x x x 6 0 0 South Shore Giants x x x x x x x 2 0 0

Seth pitches 6 strong innings and Shepard closes the door for a white sox win... More to come...

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Sun, 20 August, 9:45AM, at Newton - Newton South HS
South Shore Giants 11, Newton Dodgers 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants x x x x x x x 11 0 0 Newton Dodgers x x x x x x x 4 0 0

Joff Smith picks up his first win of the year keeping the hot Dodgers bats off balance through 6 innings striking out 7. Smith kept the Giants in the game until there offense finally woke up in the 5th on a Jon Savas 2-run home run. The Giants would tack on 4 more in the 6th and 2 in the 7th to cruise to an 11-4 victory. The Giants are back in action tomorrow night against the White Sox in Charlestown.

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Mon, 14 August, 8:00PM, at Roslindale - Healy
Cambridge Spinners 21, South Shore Giants 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cambridge Spinners 3 7 4 7 x x x 21 18 2 South Shore Giants 1 0 3 0 x x x 4 5 6

Spinners offense erupted Monday night to score a franchise high 21 runs. Cambridge broke things open early in the 2nd scoring 7 runs. This was a total team effort as 6 different Spinners had multi-hit games, 9 scored runs, and 7 guys had RBIs. Leading the charge were rookie Ryan Feeny (3-4, two 2Bs, one 3B, 6 RBIs) and Matt Gioia (4-4, 4 Runs). Also with multiple Hits/RBIs were MABL veterans the M's (Tufo, Navarro), Valdiviezo, Killoren and Knell; in total 8 Spinners had hits. Blum made his 2017 debut getting the W, while striking out 8 Giants. For the Giants, Savas stayed hot with 2 hits. Spinners and Giants meet one last time this Friday.

(W 1-0)

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Thu, 10 August, 8:00PM, at East Boston - Sartori Stadium
South Shore Giants 6, Newton Dodgers 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Newton Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 3 1 South Shore Giants 0 0 0 2 1 3 x 6 10 0

The Giants jump back into sole possession of first place with a 6-0 win against the Dodgers in East Boston. Tom Plumitallo threw a CG shutout giving up only 3 hits and striking out 7. The Giants offense had runners on in almost every inning but was not able to break through until the 4th on a Zac Stiffler RBI single. They would add runs each of the next 2 innings and finally blew the game open on a Paul Branche 2 RBI triple in the 6th. The Giants are back in action Monday night when they take on the Spinners.

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Tue, 8 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
South Shore Giants 2, Waltham Athletics 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 1 Waltham Athletics 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1

The Giants take a big step in locking up a first round bye with a 2-1 win over the A's in Waltham. Phil Carignan threw another impressive CG, striking out 6 and giving up one unearned run. Carignan also shined at the plate driving in the go ahead run with a 2 out triple in the 6th to give the Giants the lead for good. Brett Nowlin & Jared Walsh each added 2 hits to lead the Giants offense The A's Jason Kurtz went toe to toe with Carignan giving up only 2 runs over 7 innings. The Giants are back in action Thursday night against the Dodgers.

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Sun, 6 August, 4:30PM, at Malden - Maplewood Park
Cambridge Spinners 3, South Shore Giants 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 2 Cambridge Spinners 0 0 1 2 0 0 x 3 6 1

Kocher gets his 8th win of the season as the Spinners pulled into first place with a 3-2 come from behind win. He pitched 4 innings giving up 2. P.Donohoe made his season debut in the 5th pitching two shutout innings of relief. Clapp shut the door in the 7th to get his 5th save of the season. Down 2-0 in the third, the Spinners loaded the bases but the Giants took advantage of an early infield fly rule call and turned a double play. In the confusion, Danny Caceres scored to cut the lead 2-1. In the fourth, Ryan Feeney walked and Greg Megerdichian reached on an error. They both scored on a Mike Navarro sac fly and another error to take the lead. Clutch fielding and timely pitching kept the Giants off the board for the win. Jared Walsh pitched a complete game for the Giants with four strikeouts.

Kocher W (8-0) Clapp S (5)

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Thu, 3 August, 8:00PM, at Waltham - Nipper
South Shore Giants 9, Waltham Cutters 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 0 4 Waltham Cutters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1

The Giants continue to keep pace with the Spinners, improving their record to 13-2 with a win over the Cutters. The Giants took a 3 run lead in the first and never looked back, as Phil Carignan held the Cutters to just a single unearned run over 6 innings. The Cutters offense was by no means anemic, posting 9 hits over those six innings, but a combination of 7 strikeouts from Carignan and 2 outfield assists from Tom Plumitallo and Jared Walsh was enough to hold them to just a single run. The Giants will look to pull away in the standings next week as they face off against the Spinners this Sunday and the As on Tuesday.

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Mon, 31 July, 8:00PM, at Roslindale - Healy
South Shore Giants 13, Boston Orioles 4

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Shore Giants 2 0 1 6 0 2 3 13 0 0 Boston Orioles 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

The Giants continued their winning ways posting 13 runs against the Orioles, with Tom Plumitallo and Paul Branche picking up 2 hits a piece. Trey Benitez and Brett Nowlin allowed just 4 runs on 5 hits. Nowlin racked up 5 strikeouts while allowing 0 earned runs over five innings of relief. The Giants will head to Waltham this Thursday to take on the Cutters and hope to continue building momentum as they head into a two game series with the Spinners next week.

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Sun, 30 July, 1:00PM, at Charlestown - Ryan
South Shore Giants 4, Waltham Athletics 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Waltham Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 South Shore Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

On a picturesque Sunday in Charlestown, the surging Waltham Athletics took on the South Shore Giants in what was expected to be an excellent pitching duel with Brett O'Keefe facing off against Jared Walsh. The A's came into the game with a 6 game winning streak which they looked to extend, while the Giants sought to begin the second half of their season with a win against another team vying for a coveted first round playoff bye. The Giants took an early 2-0 lead in the first with RBI base hits from Zac Stiffler and Abel Faron. The offensive success would be short lived however, as O'Keefe was able to settle down and blank the Giants for the next four innings. Walsh provided another solid start for the Giants, pitching 4 scoreless innings before a combination of defensive miscues and timely hitting allowed the A's to take a 3-2 lead in the 5th. It would not be enough, as the Giants managed to battle back scoring 2 runs in the bottom