Long Ball Carries Baysox to 14-2 Win Over Senators
BOWIE, Md.- Bowie hit five home runs and RHP David Hess allowed just two hits over six innings of work as the Baysox (60-55) snapped a two-game skid with a 14-2 win over the Harrisburg Senators (47-67) on Wednesday night at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie.
BOWIE, Md.- Bowie hit five home runs and RHP
Three of the five home runs came in the first inning with a leadoff solo shot from
The five home runs is a season-high and is the most hit in a game by the Baysox since hitting five on August 29, 2013 vs. Binghamton.
Santander and Stewart became the second set of Baysox teammates to hit back-to-back home runs this season after Stewart and
Harrisburg got a pair back in the second to cut the lead to 4-2 via solo shots from
Hess (9-8) surrendered two runs on two hits to go along with a walk and a career-high tying eight strikeouts in six innings of work. The right-hander had previously fanned eight on May 1 vs. Erie and the win for Hess was his first since July 2 at Akron.
In the home half of the second,
Bowie tacked on another pair of runs in the fifth to make it a 7-2 game.
Senators starter
Hays delivered a grand slam as part of a five-run sixth to stretch the Baysox lead to 12-2. The home run was Hays' 11th of the season and his second grand slam.
All five runs were charged to Harrisburg RHP
In the seventh,
Santander finished the scoring with a solo shot in the eighth to extend the Bowie lead to 14-2. The home run was Santander's fourth of the season.
Hays (2-5, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R), Mountcastle (2-4, 2B, R), Mullins (2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R), Salcedo (3-4, 2 RBI, R) and Santander (3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R) all had multi-hit games for manager Gary Kendall's squad, while RHP
The series wraps up on Thursday at 11:05 a.m. as RHP