The Andre Chiefs and Melrose Americans played to the ICL’s first tie of the season in a nine-inning 3-3 deadlock at Morelli Field on Sunday afternoon. The two teams used seven pitchers in the game. Christian Rosati (5.1 inn), Paul Frisoli (1.2 inn), and A.J. Rourke (2 inn) worked for the Chiefs while Ryan Joyce (4.1 inn), Christian Loescher (0.2 inn), Nick Colucci (1 inn), and Bobby Tramondozzi (3 inn) pitched for the Americans. Andrew Caulfield, with two hits including a double and RBI, and Ryan Noone, who had two hits and a couple of RBI’s led the Chiefs. Aidan Barry hit a two run homer, Corey Bright had a double and single, and Gianni Zarrilli drove in a run for the Americans. In Lexington, the first place Reading Bulldogs edged the Malden Maddogs 6-5 in an eight inning back and forth walk-off affair. The Maddogs broke a 2-2 tie to take a 3-2 lead with a run in the top of the seventh. The Bulldogs came right back to knot the game at three all in the home half of the inning. The Maddogs retook the lead, scoring twice for a 5-3 advantage heading for the home half of the eighth before the Bulldogs put up a three spot to walk away with the dramatic win. Todd Stawiecki hit a two run homer to tie the game up at 5-5 for the winners before hits from Andrew Croteau and Dylan Arnold, driving home Max Garner with game winner, gave Reading the win. Joe Cacciatore had three hits for the Bulldogs while Conor Hanlon recorded two doubles and drove in a run for the Maddogs. Both the Lexington Blue Sox vs. Chiefs at Maplewood and the Middlesex Expos-Americans at Brandeis University games scheduled for Monday have been rained out.