Baysox Lose Third Straight in Thursday Defeat
April 24, 2025 - Eastern League (EL)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release
BOWIE, MD. - The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, dropped their third straight to the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, by a final score of 8-5 on Thursday night from Prince George's Stadium.
Altoona (10-8) took a 2-0 lead three batters in against Chesapeake starting right-hander Trace Bright (L, 1-3) after a Sammy Siani RBI single and a steal of home by Mitch Jebb after Siani swiped second.
Chesapeake (9-9) grabbed the lead back in the bottom of the second on a three-run homer by Frederick Bencosme off Altoona starting right-hander J.C. Flowers. It's the second homer of the season for Bencosme and the homer snapped a 0-for-26 drought with runners in scoring position for the Baysox.
The Curve seized a 5-3 lead in the third after a three-run homer by Shawn Ross off Bright. The Orioles No. 25 prospect finished the night going 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in the loss.
Altoona extended their lead to four in the sixth with three runs across against right-handers Juan Nunez and Dylan Coleman on RBI singles from Tres Gonzalez and Mike Jarvis. Jarvis stole second, third and scored on two pitches after a throwing error by catcher Creed Willems to make it 8-4 Curve.
Jeremiah Jackson launched his first homer at Prince George's Stadium and his second of the season with a solo shot in the seventh to bring Chesapeake a run closer. Jackson is batting .361 with four doubles, a homer and six RBI over his last eight games.
Right-hander Emmanuel Chapman (W, 1-1) collected the win after pitching 2.1 innings with three strikeouts and right-hander Cam Sanders (S, 2) earned the save with a scoreless ninth.
Willems extended his hit streak to eight games with a double in the third inning and Douglas Hodo III extended his on-base streak to 15 games with a walk in the eighth.
Chesapeake has now lost three in a row for the first time this season and have now lost five of their last six.
Chesapeake continues its six-game homestand against Altoona tomorrow night at 7:05 pm. RHP Ryan Long is scheduled to start for the Baysox against RHP Po-Yu Chen for Altoona.
Single-game tickets, ticket plans and group offers for the 2025 season are currently on sale. For more information on the Baysox schedule, tickets, and the latest team news, fans can call (301) 805-6000, visit Baysox.com, and/or follow the team on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
• Discuss this story on the Eastern League message board...
Eastern League Stories from April 24, 2025
- Curve Offense Sprints to Fifth Straight Win - Altoona Curve
- Akron Overpowers Richmond 10-2 - Akron RubberDucks
- Baysox Lose Third Straight in Thursday Defeat - Chesapeake Baysox
- Squirerls' Slide Continues with 10-2 Loss to RubberDucks - Richmond Flying Squirrels
- Senators Make Hits Count in the Third to Top Erie - Harrisburg Senators
- Big Third Sinks Hamm, Snaps Erie Win Streak at Four - Erie SeaWolves
- Schlitter Shoves in Somerset's First Shutout Win of Season Over Hartford - Somerset Patriots
- Late Game Heroics Push Sea Dogs Past Fightin Phils in 4-3 Thriller - Portland Sea Dogs
- Van Eyk Ties Career Most Strikeout Total as Cats Drop Both - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
- Binghamton Sweeps Doubleheader against New Hampshire, Winners of Eight Straight - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
- April 24, 2025 Sea Dogs Game Notes - Portland Sea Dogs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
