Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Today's slate of interleague games between the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia senior leagues is underway. We'll post results/stats from games as we get them. • The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry edged the Chatham Ironmen in a pitcher's duel, with winning pitcher Matt McDonald tossing a complete-game two-hitter with nine strikeouts. Matt Jenkins struck out nine in 5.1 innings for Chatham. At Miramichi Dartmouth 000 201 0 -- 3 3 1 Chatham 000 100 0 -- 1 2 3 Matt McDonald (WP) and Randy Stewart; Matt Jenkins (LP), Jason Dickson (6) and Jon Saunders. Dartmouth -- Chris Head, two singles; Chatham — Jon Saunders, RBI-single. • Thomas Silver threw a one-hitter in a losing cause as the Fredericton Royals shaded the Sydney Sooners 1-0. Fredericton scored on an error in the second inning. At Fredericton Sydney 000 000 0 -- 0 7 4 Fredericton 010 000 x -- 1 1 0 Thomas Silver (LP) and Matt Denny; Josh Collins (WP) and Brooks Saunders. Sydney -- Beau Chiasson, two singles; Fredericton -- Chris Sorensen, double, run scored. • Jacques Boucher tossed a two-hitter and fanned 11 as the Moncton Mets shut out the Sackville Chiefs 6-0. At Moncton Sackville 000 000 0 -- 0 2 2 Moncton 200 310 x -- 6 6 1 Kris Dewolfe (LP) and Logan Daly; Jacques Boucher (WP) and Mike Ivey. Sackville -- Chris Sperdakes and Marshall Bevin, singles; Moncton -- Andrew Rinzler, three-run homer; Rod Wilson, two-run homer, RBI fielder's choice; Mike Ivey, two singles. • The Saint John Alpines edged the Halifax Pelham Canadians 4-3 in the other early game today. At Saint John Halifax 102 000 0 -- 3 7 0 Saint John 021 100 x -- 4 5 0 Perry Deveaux (LP), Chris Munroe (5) and Shawn Walsh; Steve Estabrooks (WP), Sherman Yeo (Sv, 5) and Matt Moore. Halifax -- Mark Pelham, double, single, RBI; Adam Lucas, two singles, RBI; Saint John -- Mike King and Rob Barton, RBI-doubles. • The Sydney Sooners scored twice in the top of the 10th inning to salvage a split today, beating the Saint John Alpines 9-7. At Saint John Sydney 001 005 001 2 -- 9 12 4 Saint John 401 001 000 0 -- 7 12 1 Paul Doucette, Adam Shibinette (WP, 5), Thomas Silver (Sv, 10) and Matt Denny; Kent Fulton, Steve Murphy (7), Josh Ferguson (7), Keith Bishop (LP, 9) and Matt Moore. Sydney -- Jason Snow, two doubles, three RBI; Richie Walcott, three singles, three RBI; Saint John -- Mike King, two home runs, single; Josh Ferguson, three singles. • The Sackville Chiefs couldn't hold an early lead, dropping a 10-4 decision to the Chatham Ironmen. At Miramichi Sackville 121 000 0 -- 4 4 2 Chatham 006 040 x -- 10 13 0 Craig Henman (LP), Rob Hansen (4) and Logan Daly; J.F. Neveu, Brian St. Coeur (WP, 4) and Kevin Bowes. Sackville -- Joey Corkum, double; Chatham -- Jon Saunders, grand-slam, two-run homer, six RBI; Matt Jenkins, two-run single. • The Fredericton Royals used a four-run fourth inning to double the Halifax Pelham Canadians 6-3 in a nightcap. At Fredericton Halifax 020 010 0 -- 3 7 0 Fredericton 200 400 x -- 6 9 0 Andrew Saweczko (LP), Chris Munroe (4) and Shawn Walsh; Jay Magee (WP), Ryan Harris (Sv, 6) and Brooks Saunders. Halifax -- Adam Lucas, two-run homer; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Fredericton -- Jamie Estey, three-run homer; Dave Barr, home run. • The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry scored six times in the first inning en route to an 8-0 shutout against the Moncton Mets in the last game of the day. Steve Nelson tossed a three-hitter and struck out 12. At Moncton Dartmouth 600 110 0 -- 8 9 1 Moncton 000 000 0 -- 0 3 1 Steve Nelson (WP, 12 strikeouts) and Randy Stewart; Steve Desjardins (LP), Dana Harquail (1), Blake Arsenault (6) and Mike Ivey. Dartmouth -- Darren Doucette, two-run homer; Randy Stewart, two singles, RBI; Matt McDonald, home run, double, three RBI; Moncton -- Rod Wilson, double.