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Dunphy Gets Chiefs Even in Series with Reds, 3-2
Waltham, MA- Veteran southpaw Tim Dunphy went the distance, outdueling Reds ace Brian Casey, to lead the Chiefs to a series tying 3-2 win over the Watertown Reds at Bentley University on Friday. The deciding Game Three will be played at Tufts University in Medford on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
The Chiefs scored single runs in each of the first three innings and the Reds tallied a run in their first two at bats as all the scoring was done early in this one. Dunphy and Casey threw zeroes over the last four and one half innings.
Vinny Pennell led off the Chiefs first with a long triple to right-center and Mike Baillargeon promptly delivered him with a sacrifice fly to center to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead.
The Reds tied it in the bottom of the first on a Steve Panza single and a Danny Chaisson RBI double.
The Chiefs took the lead back in the top of the second when Mike Andre led off with a single to right-center, was moved to second on a Mike Barbati sacrifice bunt, and scored on Mike DiCato’s RBI single.
The Reds tied it up again in the bottom of the second on singles from Brendan Casey and Sean Callahan and a sacrifice fly from Chris Burke.
Baillargeon led off the top of the third with a long triple to right-center and scored, what proved to be the game-winner, when Jeff Bercume blooped a double into short right-field.
Casey, the ICL's co-Pitcher of the Year in 2010, and Dunphy took charge in innings four through six.
The Chiefs threatened but did not score in the top of the seventh. DiCato led off with a long double to the left-center field gap. Paul Yanakopulos then failed on a sacrifice bunt for the first out and Pennell lined to Steve Busby in right for out number two. DiCato was left stranded at second when Baillargeon grounded to Luke Begley at shortstop to end the inning.
Callahan got the Reds off to a good start in the bottom of the seventh when he lined a single to left-center and Colby Mattheson pinch ran for him. Burke then attempted to sacrifice Mattheson to second but Andre was charging from third base and gloved the attempted bunt for the first out. Dunphy then struck out pinch-hitter Justin Forman for the second out. With Begley at the plate, Mattheson attempted to steal second and was gunned out by Yanakopulos, with Barbati applying the tag, to end the game.
The Chiefs are expected to send either Jared Freni or Rob Machado to the hill on Saturday while Reds are expected to counter with Charlie DeFrancesco. Game time is 1:00 PM at Tufts University.
