BOURNE, Mass. — For the first time in a while, the Braves were coming off a game where everything went well.

After struggling with their approaches at the plate, despite often putting up enough runs to win, they hung 10 runs on 12 hits against Harwich on Tuesday night. Bourne’s pitching has been flat-out dominant of late — its 3.69 ERA in July is the best in the Cape Cod Baseball League — and that held true, with it holding the Mariners to two runs on the night.

That performance was only a glimpse of what the Braves are capable of when they are clicking in every facet, though. Field manager Scott Landers is certain of it.

“When we’re firing on all cylinders, we’re pretty good,” Landers said after the win. “We’ve got a lot of good players on both sides of the baseball, whoever we have in there. So we’ve just got to keep moving forward and stay the course, and we’ll be alright.”

On Wednesday, Bourne didn’t have a full opportunity to keep that momentum going.

The Braves (14-16-2) trailed the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (19-9-4), 2-0, in the seventh inning before fog rolled in, prompting the officials to delay the game before ending it prematurely. It marked the second fog out in Doran Park history — the first of which came on July 8 of this summer, ironically against the Red Sox.

While Bourne was held to only one hit through six frames, it was largely due to the dominance of righty Sean Youngerman (Oklahoma State), who fanned four and allowed only three baserunners in 4.0 innings.

“I think our approach was fine,” Landers said. “[Youngerman] pitched well, had a good fastball with ride, and we just didn’t make an adjustment on it and didn’t catch it. And unfortunately, the fog rolled in.”

Right-handed pitcher Chase Meyer (West Virginia) proved a serviceable starter a week ago in Chatham when he hurled four innings of one-run ball and struck out five. However, his command was far from perfect, as he walked five and threw a wild pitch. He showed improvement in that area until the fifth inning on Wednesday

Keeping Yarmouth-Dennis off the board in the first four frames, outfielder Cameron Kim (UCLA) knocked a grounder to second baseman Camden Kozeal (Vanderbilt), who made a high throw to first that brought first baseman Garrett Michel’s (Virginia Tech) foot off the bag, resulting in an infield single.

This was the start of a forgettable fifth inning, as Meyer threw a wild pitch before plucking second baseman Will Tippett (South Carolina). A sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third, and while the Braves starter picked up a strikeout, outfielder Ethan Petry (South Carolina) lined a two-run single into left field.

That was virtually the end of the line for Meyer, who was pulled from the game after plucking designated hitter Anthony Martinez. His seven strikeouts were impressive, but he also finished with eight baserunners and two earned runs.

“I thought he was fine,” Landers said. “That inning was created by a play that should have been made, second base at first. I don’t know what happened there but that created the start of that, and without that we’re fine.”

Left-hander Justin West (Louisville) replaced Meyer and was solid through 1.1 frames. He held Yarmouth-Dennis scoreless, allowing three baserunners and striking out two, which kept Bourne in a position to win the game. However, Mother Nature didn’t allow the contest to play out, cementing Bourne’s 16th defeat of the season.

“There’s nothing you can do with the weather,” Landers said. “We don’t have any control over the weather, so we’ve just got to come back tomorrow.”

A Look Ahead

Bourne’s loss has some playoff implications, as the gap between it and last-place Falmouth has been reduced to 1.5 games with the Commodores defeating the Harwich Mariners, 8-1. The Braves will close out their two-game homestand on Thursday, taking on the Chatham Anglers (16-15) for the final time during the regular season.

Starting for Bourne on Thursday will likely be righty Tyler Fay (Alabama). While he’s pitched to a 4.22 ERA and 1.13 WHIP over seven appearances, he only started in his first game a week ago — a Braves’ win at Falmouth that saw him toss five innings of one-run ball.

Left-hander Chance Cox (Austin Peay) owns a 3.55 ERA and nine punchouts in 12.2 frames this summer. In his last start on July 18, he allowed six baserunners and three runs in 3.2 frames.

First pitch at Doran Park will be at 6 p.m. ET.

Notes

Shortstop Marek Houston’s (Wake Forest) family was at Doran Park on Wednesday. Houston extended his on-base streak to nine games in the loss to Yarmouth-Dennis… 1,193 fans took in Bourne’s contest on Wednesday… Outfielder Ethan Conrad (Wake Forest) has reached base in six straight games. He also boasts the second-highest average (.368) on the Cape among qualified hitters… Bourne surpassed Yarmouth-Dennis in the strikeouts category on Wednesday, now leading the league with 315.