Announcement
Expos Edge Chiefs at Maplewood, 5-4
(Malden, MA) The Middlesex Expos jumped out to a 5-1 third inning lead and then held on to edge the Chiefs 5-4 at Maplewood on Monday night.
Expos’ starter David Kerns and reliever Shawn Carlson, who picked up the save while striking out five of the last six batters he faced, were able to hold off the Chiefs’ offense.
Andrew Caulfield led the way at the plate for the Chiefs with a 2-4 night that included his second homer of the season and two RBI’s. Teddy Dziuba and Nick Valdario each had two hits and an RBI.
Tim Dunphy (2-1) went the route for the Chiefs and took his first loss of the year. The lefty allowed just two earned runs and eight hits. He struck out three.
The Chiefs begin a two game road trip on Tuesday night when they travel to Lexington to meet the Blue Sox at 8:00 PM. Om Wednesday they will visit the Melrose Americans at Morelli Field at 7:30 PM.
