{"id":182820,"date":"2026-05-03T12:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182820\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:22:30","slug":"late-homer-not-enough-as-chesapeake-falls-in-erie-on-saturday-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182820\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Homer Not Enough as Chesapeake Falls in Erie on Saturday Afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a flurry of early scoring turned into a battle of the bullpens, the Chesapeake Baysox<\/a>, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, narrowly fell to the Erie SeaWolves, the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, by a 5-4 final.<\/p>\n

The two teams exchanged blows in the early stages. Erie loaded the bases with one out via a trio of walks from Chesapeake left-handed starter\u00a0Juan Rojas, who was making his Double-A debut on Saturday. Rojas conceded a run on a wild pitch but struck out three batters in his only inning of work. In a 40-pitch frame, Rojas allowed just one run and stranded the bases loaded.<\/p>\n

Chesapeake (11-14) answered by scoring three in the top of the second, including the first of two RBI on the day from\u00a0Frederick Bencosme. Back-to-back doubles \u2013 first from\u00a0Griff O\u2019Ferrall\u00a0and then\u00a0Tavian Josenberger\u00a0\u2013 tied the score. Josenberger advanced to third on a\u00a0Carter Young\u00a0single and scored on a Bencosme fielder\u2019s choice on a play at the plate against a drawn-in infield.\u00a0Alfredo Vel\u00e1squez\u00a0scored the third run of the inning on a successful sacrifice bunt.<\/p>\n

The Baysox<\/a> bullpen bridged the final eight innings on Saturday, with the SeaWolves chipping away for a run in each of the next three frames. Erie\u2019s Andrew Jenkins and Brett Callahan both went deep in consecutive innings with solo shots to knot the score at three, before a fourth-inning RBI single from Peyton Graham made it 4-3 SeaWolves. The latter two runs scored on the watch of left-handerMicah Ashman\u00a0(L, 1-1) who covered two frames from Chesapeake.<\/p>\n

The scoring stalled for a while from there. Left-hander\u00a0Eric Torres\u00a0(1.2 IP) and right-hander\u00a0Daniel Lloyd\u00a0(1.1 IP) posted scoreless outings for the Baysox<\/a>. SeaWolves right-hander Dariel Fregio (W, 1-1) steadied the waters with three scoreless on the other side.<\/p>\n

An eighth inning run came home for Erie on a fielder\u2019s choice RBI against right-hander\u00a0Tyson Neighbors. That insurance run proved important when Bencosme led off the top of the ninth inning with his fourth long ball of the season \u2013 a solo shot to make it a one-run frame.<\/p>\n

Bencosme\u2019s two RBI on Saturday extend his team-leading tally to 19 on the season \u2013 Eighth-most in the Eastern League.<\/p>\n

Despite giving up the homer, SeaWolves right-hander Woo-Suk Go (S, 1) recorded three-consecutive strikeouts to end the Baysox comeback bid and secure a series win on the week for Erie.<\/p>\n

The Baysox will wrap up the six-game series with the SeaWolves on Sunday afternoon. Right-hander Evan Yates (1-1, 6.75 ERA) is set to start for Chesapeake, opposite right-hander Kenny Serwa (1-4, 8.68 ERA) for Erie. First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 pm ET from UPMC Park.<\/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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