{"id":182228,"date":"2026-05-02T15:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182228\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:59:47","slug":"baysox-downed-by-seawolves-on-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182228\/","title":{"rendered":"Baysox Downed By SeaWolves on Friday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chesapeake Baysox<\/a>, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, dropped their Friday night contest to the Erie SeaWolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, by a 7-4 final.<\/p>\n

Chesapeake (11-13) fell behind via a five-run first inning from Erie. A pair of doubles and two-run homers came against right-handed starter\u00a0Juaron Watts-Brown, who was making his season debut for the Baysox<\/a> after being activated off the injured list on Friday. The SeaWolves\u2019 Brett Callahan and EJ Exposito homered off Watts-Brown, with an RBI double from Andrew Jenkins as well. Watts-Brown (L, 0-1) allowed a single run in his final three frames of work on a solo homer to John Peck in the third. The right-hander struck out five batters on Friday.<\/p>\n

The Baysox<\/a> ignited their bats in the middle frames after a slow start in a bullpen game for the SeaWolves.\u00a0Alfredo Vel\u00e1squez\u00a0singled to lead off the sixth for Chesapeake\u2019s first hit of the contest.\u00a0Ethan Anderson\u00a0walked later in the frame, extending his on-base streak to nine-consecutive games. With two outs,\u00a0Anderson De Los Santos\u00a0dunked a two-run double into left-center, plating Vel\u00e1squez and Anderson to make it a 6-2 game. Both runs were charged to Erie right-hander Trevin Michael (W, 2-1).<\/p>\n

The Baysox received strong relief work in the middle innings, as right-handers\u00a0Jeisson Cabrera\u00a0(one and one-third innings) and\u00a0Carlos Tavera\u00a0(one and two-third innings) combined for three shutout frames. The SeaWolves tacked on their final run of the contest with three-straight hits off right-hander\u00a0Ben Vespi\u00a0in the eighth, including a single from Jenkins for his second RBI of the night.<\/p>\n

In the top of the ninth, Chesapeake inched a bit closer on a two-run, opposite-field home run from Griff O\u2019Ferrall \u2013 his second long ball of the season.<\/p>\n

The Baysox will hope to earn a series split, as the six-game set continues Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:35 pm ET from UPMC Park in Erie.<\/p>\n

Chesapeake\u2019s next homestand will begin on Tuesday, May 5 when the Baysox host the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, for the first of a six-game series.<\/p>\n

Single-game tickets<\/a>,\u00a0ticket plans<\/a>, and\u00a0group offers<\/a>\u00a0for the 2026 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<\/a>, or follow the team on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0X<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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