BOURNE, Mass. — Dennis Cook’s lineup card was almost unrecognizable. When Chatham’s manager hung up the all-telling white piece of paper in the Doran Park first base dugout Wednesday afternoon, it looked quite a bit different than what the skipper had been used to.

In fact, the nine names that made up the Chatham batting order Wednesday were almost entirely different from the names that featured in the A’s last trip to Doran Park on Opening Day. The only starter that made the trip to Bourne on June 13 was Rob Rispoli (UConn). Eight of Chatham’s nine starters Wednesday weren’t on the team a month ago. Three of them hadn’t yet arrived when the A’s played their most recent game on Sunday night.

Of course, that’s the nature of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Rosters change weekly. No one's a guarantee in the starting lineup. Based on the A’s Opening Day fate — a 5-1 loss where they mustered just two hits — that lack of continuity might not be a terrible thing. But Chatham, with some new and some familiar faces, couldn’t come away with the win Wednesday night.

The Anglers (9-9-2, East) fell to Bourne (9-8-3, West) 9-2 on the road. Chatham led 1-0 through five innings, but conceded nine runs in the final few frames — including six in the eighth — leading to its second-straight loss. The A’s are now winless in three games against the reigning champion Braves this year.

It didn’t always feel as out of reach as the final score suggested. For how many new names lined the Anglers’ order Wednesday, a familiar face took the hill in Oliver Pudvar (UConn). And the lefty, making his team-leading fourth start of the season, kept the Bourne offense quiet in the first frame.

Then, one of the new additions helped Chatham take the lead in the second. Jamie Palmese (Kansas) — making his A’s debut — shot a single through the right side for Chatham’s first knock of the day. Ty Peeples (Florida State) followed it up with a base hit into left to move Palmese to third. Peeples was then caught in a rundown after being picked off first, but an errant throw allowed him to reach second safely and Palmese to slide home.

Eddie Marshall (Florida) — also making his Chatham debut — recorded a single on a ground ball that bounced off of second base to move Peeples to third, but was promptly picked off at first to end the inning.

He made up for it in the bottom of the third, though, gunning down Blake Schaaf (Wake Forest) as he tried to swipe second and kickstart the Braves’ offense. It kept Pudvar’s outing spotless through three frames.

And his outing remained spotless into the fourth and the fifth. Pudvar walked a batter in the bottom of the fourth, but promptly nullified the threat by inducing a double play and striking out Luke Costello (Wake Forest). He didn’t even allow a baserunner in the fifth, retiring the side with two groundouts and a flyout.

Despite the fact that Pudvar only needed 58 pitches to finish his five innings, that proved to be his final act. Mikey Ragusa (NC State) took the hill in the top of the sixth.

That’s precisely when the A’s ran into some trouble. Ragusa walked the first batter he saw on four pitches, then made a throwing error to first base, which allowed Matt Bolton (Binghamton) to score from first. He hit the next batter he saw before a fielding error and a sacrifice fly scored two more runs for Bourne.

So, Cook went back to his bullpen in search of Chatham’s answer. Josh Swink (Liberty) gave him one by forcing a groundout to end the inning. He allowed two hard-hit flyouts and hit a batter in the seventh, but still escaped the frame unscathed.

And Chatham’s offense rewarded him by chipping away in the eighth. Armani Guzman (West Virginia) blooped a leadoff single into left, and a throwing error on a pickoff allowed him to reach third. Bino Watters (LSU) plated him with a single up the middle before Naulivou Lauaki Jr. (Georgia) — making his A’s debut — ripped his first hit as an Angler into left. After a ground out, Watters and Lauaki moved into scoring position for Chatham.

But Cole Johnson (Georgia) stranded them both. He struck out swinging to end the frame.

On the mound, Noah Allen (Alabama) replaced Swink in the bottom of the eighth, and promptly allowed Bourne to load the bases. Then, the floodgates finally opened.

A wild pitch gave Bourne a quick insurance run, and a walk loaded the bases again before the Braves scored another run on an infield single. Garrett Michel (Arizona State) then lofted a high fly ball into left, which Watters completely lost in the lights. It landed near the left field line, allowing the Braves to clear the bases.

At that point, Chatham’s fate was sealed. One additional run was the finishing touch on a disastrous inning for the A’s. It would’ve taken a monstrous ninth to give Chatham any chance at a comeback, but — even after loading the bases with one out — that didn’t come to fruition.

So, on a night in which the Angler roster sported all kinds of new faces in new positions, Chatham couldn’t come away with a welcoming gift.