Daily Fog: Same Song, Different Verse

On a night when there was once again a ton of offense around the league, Chatham and Orleans again played a 1-0 game.

Saturday, it was Orleans winning it in the 10th.

This time, Chatham came out on top, and it only took nine.

The Anglers got their 1-0 lead in the sixth when Whit Merrifield (South Carolina) singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Parker Bangs (South Carolina). For a team that had been shut out two games in a row, that's exactly the kind of manufacturing you have to do.

It wasn't much offense, but it was enough for a trio of Chatham pitchers. Tyler Lyons (Oklahoma State) only struck one but also surrendered just two hits in seven shutout innings. The Vanderbilt duo of Taylor Hill and Russell Brewer each pitched a scoreless inning to help seal the win. Brewer picked up his third save.

For Chatham, the victory was much-needed. The Anglers had lost six of seven, including two to Orleans. By virtue of Sunday's win, the Anglers stayed in a tie with Y-D for first place in the East. Orleans, at 9-8, is two games back.

Elsewhere

As for that offense, Falmouth took care of a lot of it. The Commodores scored 14 runs -- the highest total in the league this year -- then held on for a 14-9 victory over Cotuit. The Kettleers sent Justin Grimm (Georgia) and his sub-1.00 ERA to the hill but he hit trouble early. Falmouth scored two in the second and three in the fourth to chase Grimm. They scored four more in the sixth against the Cotuit bullpen. Hunter Morris (Auburn) hit his first home run of the year for the Commodores, while Brian Fletcher (Auburn) and Josh Adams (Florida) each had three hits. Todd Cunningham (Jacksonville State) went 2-for-4 with three RBI and four runs scored. Coming into the game, Falmouth had lost six of seven, including one to Cotuit on Saturday, so this was a big turnaround. For Cotuit, Zack Cox (Arkansas) went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Cody Stanley (UNC Wilmington) hit a home run.

For the second straight day, a Hyannis vs. Y-D game featured a two-home run performance by a player on the winning team. This time, it was Micah Gibbs (LSU) belting two and Y-D posting a 9-8 victory. The Red Sox led 8-4 before Ryan Cuneo (Delaware) hit a grand slam in the eighth to tie the game. But Y-D answered in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Jonathan Jones (Long Beach State). Tyler Burgoon (Michigan), who got Y-D out of the eighth after the grand slam, pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the win. Burgoon still hasn't allowed an earned run this year, and he has give up just one hit.

Bourne topped Wareham for the second straight night, winning 8-5 and stretching the win streak to five. Raynor Campbell (Baylor) had a three-run triple to lead the Braves, who also got a home run from Kyle Roller (East Carolina). Bourne is now 10-5-2 and two games ahead of Cotuit for first place in the West. Wareham got a home run from Shea Vucinich (Washington State) but couldn't mount a comeback. For Bourne, Alex Wimmers (Ohio State) made his first appearance of the summer since arriving from Team USA trials. He pitched two innings out of the bullpen, striking out four and allowing one run on one hit.

Brewster trailed 3-2 in the eighth before Lyle Allen (Georgia) -- who went 4-for-4 the night before -- hit a pinch-hit two-run homer to make it 4-3. An RBI triple by Jarrett Parker (Virginia) made it 5-3, and Brewster held on to win by that margin. The Whitecaps have won two in a row and are right behind Harwich in the standings.

What to Watch For Tonight

Tanner Robles (Oregon State) will make his second start for Bourne as the Braves try to make it six in a row against Orleans. They'll go against Jimmy Reyes (Elon), who has a 1.56 ERA in three starts.