Monday Night Wins for Chiefs & Blue Sox

Zach Kirby (2-1) spun a one-hitter, striking out 11 batters, to pitch the Andre Chiefs past the Melrose Americans 10-0 at Maplewood on Monday night. The former Framingham State righty allowed only a single to Elias Varinos leading off the top of first. Ben Waldrip led the Chiefs at the plate going 3 for 3 with a two-run homer and five RBI’s. Manny Cabral added a pair of doubles for the Chiefs who had seven extra base hits. Chris Mitchell (1-2) took the loss.

In Lexington, Matt Karis (1-0) got his first win of the season when the Blue Sox beat the Reading Bulldogs 5-2. Anderson Jimenez, Jeff Costello, Julian Alvarez, and Kyle Adie each drove in and scored a run for Lexington. Tyler Cedeno had three hits, an RBI,  and stole a base for the Bulldogs. Kyle Wollman (1-1) suffered his first loss of the season.

On Tuesday, Wakefield visits Alibrandis at Victory and the Malden Maddogs meet the Chiefs at Maplewood in 7:45 PM starts. At 8:30 PM the Somerville Royals will play host to the Americans at Trum Field.