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Medford, MA- The Lexington Blue Sox scored five times in the fourth inning to erase a 1-0 lead and knock off the Chiefs 5-1 at Playstead Park on Friday.

Two walks, a hit batsman and doubles by Ben Hewett and Eric Poling, along with a Tom Haugh single, provided the Sox with the runs.

Mike Andre and Jeff Bercume both had two hits for the Chiefs.

Mike DiCato (5-3) went the first 5.1 innings and allowed six hits  while striking out four.

Left-hander Connor Bishop worked 1.2 innings of scoreless relief for the Chiefs.

Ageless veteran Barry Foster (1-1) went the route for the Blue Sox scattering six hits while striking out five.

The Chiefs and Blue Sox meet again on Sunday at 12:45 PM at Tufts University. Following that game, the Chiefs will travel across town to Playstead Park at 4:00 PM for a make-up game with the Medford Americans. That game will go a long way in determining the final playoff seedings.

The best of three first round of the playoffs are expected to begin on Tuesday. The first and second place teams will receive first round byes.

Chiefs Chatter....Brian Macrina picked up his 214th career hit on Friday to move past Alex Masel (213) and into eighth place on the all-time Chiefs list......Mike Andre reached a milestone when he recorded the 100th hit of his Chiefs career in the fourth inning and now stands 17th on the all-time list....... Mike Langston (538 hits) is the Chiefs all-time hit leader followed by Justin Crisafulli in second place, who has recorded 482 so far in his career.  Mike Barnes (365), Dave Clivio (328), Warren Olson (304), Steve Daley (273) and Hank Landers (238), along with Macrina and Masel, are the Chiefs who have had more than 200 career hits...... For a complete listing of Chiefs all-time leaders, click on "Career Leaders"  on the top left of the Chiefs homepage.....The Chiefs were undecided on thier starting pitching for Sunday..... Bruce Tillman