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Kirby's 13 K's Not Enough as Chiefs Fall to Alibrandis 4-2
Malden, MA- Alibrandis erased a 2-0 Chiefs lead, scoring a run in the third and three more in the fourth inning, on the way to a 4-2 win on Wednesday night at Maplewood.
The Chiefs couldn’t capitalize on a solid pitching effort from Zach Kirby who struck out 13 Alibrandis batters.
The Chiefs jumped out to a two run lead in the bottom of the second on RBI singles from Mike Burgoyne and rookie Gino DeSimone.
Singles from Juan Parra and Teddy Dziuba and a RBI groundout from Dave Lightbody cut the Chiefs lead to 2-1 in the top of third.
Alibrandis came up with three big runs with two outs in the top of the fourth to take a 4-2 lead. A walk to Matt Henriksen and singles by Mark Addesa, Parka and Dziuba accounted for the runs.
Sean Sullivan (2-0) went six innings to get his second win of the year. The veteran righty surrendered six hits and struck out seven. Brian Tanguy recorded the save by working a scoreless seventh.
Kirby, (pictured) who saw his record fall to 1-1, allowed seven hits and three earned runs.
Chiefs Chatter…. The now 4-2 Chiefs are off until Saturday when they will meet the Reading Bulldogs at Lexington High at 11:00 AM……
