OAK BLUFFS — The Blue Sox were plagued once again by one bad inning against the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks.
Friday night’s game featured a similar outcome to Wednesday afternoon’s game: One bad inning. Valley gave up five runs in the first inning en route to a 10-3 loss.
Blue Sox starter Gregory Shaw had a rough bottom of the first inning. He started off by giving up three straight singles. The inning was highlighted by a Reese Robinett grand slam to put the Sharks ahead 5-0.
Valley added two in the top of the third to make it a 5-2 game. But Vineyard responded with three in the bottom of the fourth to make it 8-2.
Robinett hit another home run, his seventh of the season, in the bottom of the fifth to make it 9-2. Derek Williams hit an RBI single in the top of the sixth to make it 9-3.
Tryston Mccladdie hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to make it 10-3. Out of the 10 runs Valley allowed, only seven of them were earned.
Vineyard starter Harry Deliyannis went three innings pitched and allowed just two runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out four.
The Blue Sox return to MacKenzie Stadium on Sunday afternoon against the Upper Valley Nighthawks. First pitch is scheduled for 1.05 p.m. and can be streamed on ESPN+.
