Eduardo  Soto had a double and drove in both runs when the Somerville Royals edged the Reading Bulldogs 2-1 at Morelli Field. Cal Carroll (1-0-1) got the win with four innings of one-hit ball, striking out six. Pat McGowan (2-0) picked up his second win of the year, with help from Mike Geanellis in the fifth, and Manny Delcarmen, who recorded his fourth save, when the Blue Sox beat Alibrandis 2-1 in Lexington. Aaron Barbosa had an RBI for Lexington while a Teddy Dziuba double accounted for the Alibrandis’ run in the top of the seventh. Sean Sullivan (2-2) took the loss. There are no ICL games scheduled for Friday or Saturday.

Chris Mitchell (2-2) went the distance, striking out seven, when the Melrose Americans beat the Blue Sox in Lexington 5-4.  Josh Bohn, Nick Cordeau and Ian libby each had an RBI and Charlie Huegi scored twice and drove in a run for the Americans. Nate Espelin (1-1) took his first loss of the season. The Malden Maddogs walked off with a 4-3 eight inning win over the Andre Chiefs at Maplewood. Logan Gillis led the Maddogs’ offense with a double and triple. Peter Maltzan knocked in Gillis with the walk-off single. Elias Fhagen Smith (1-0) worked the top of the eighth to get the win. Blaine McLean allowed only one run for the Maddogs over the first six innings. Evan Walsh (2-1) went the distance, striking out ten, but took the loss. Jake Nardone went 4-4 and Bobby Losanno and Anthony Cecere drove in two runs each to lead the Wakefield Merchants to a 6-0 win over the Royals in Somerville. James McNamara (3-2) tossed 6.2 innings of five -hit shutout ball to gain the win. The Reading Bulldogs and Alibrandis played to a 3-3 tie at Victory Field.