Baysox Bash Five Homers in Wednesday Rout of Curve
BOX SCORE Bowie, MD (May 6, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, had an offense that couldn’t be contained Wednesday against the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in a dominant 19-4 win. On a season-high 15 hits, Chesapeake (12-16) scored
Bowie, MD (May 6, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, had an offense that couldn’t be contained Wednesday against the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in a dominant 19-4 win.
On a season-high 15 hits, Chesapeake (12-16) scored its most runs in a game since April 6, 2024, and got a quality start from left-hander Sebastian Gongora to snap their six-game skid.
The Baysox’s onslaught started with a 3-0 first inning lead after an 86-minute delayed start due to rain. Anderson De Los Santos blasted a three-run shot, his fifth home run of the season, off Altoona right-hander Po-Yu Chen (L, 0-1).
Anderson De Los Santos gets us started following the rain delay!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) May 6, 2026
His 5th homer of the season gives us a 3-0 lead an inning in! pic.twitter.com/6yWyEWKfiF
The Baysox increased their lead an inning later on a big fly from Carter Young. A no-doubt, two-run home run gave Young his third bomb of the campaign and put Chesapeake up 5-0 after two innings.
Carter Young says FORGET ABOUT IT! The Baysox bats lift off in back-to-back innings!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) May 6, 2026
Young's 3rd home run of the season goes 410+ feet and gives us a 5-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/UuM5Zad3jH
Altoona responded by plating a run in the top of the third on a one-run double by Keiner Delgado, the lone run against Baysox left-handed starter Sebastian Gongora (W, 1-1).
Gongora would go on to have one of the best starts of his career. The former Louisville Cardinal needed just 78 pitches to tie career-highs with six full innings and seven strikeouts, conceding just one run and one walk.
Have a day, Sebastian Gongora!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) May 6, 2026
Gongora's day is done after tying career-highs with 6.0 IP and 7 strikeouts, conceding just one run and one walk!
We lead it 19-1 in the top of the seventh! pic.twitter.com/Lukk7QRnjQ
Chesapeake continued to support Gongora by plating seven runs across the third and fourth innings. Frederick Bencosme crushed his third home run in the last four games before De Los Santos, Griff O’Ferrall, and Tavian Josenberger all had RBI hits in a five-run fourth inning that put Chesapeake up 12-1.
Ethan Anderson joined the home run party in the fifth inning, powering a three-run homer that plated Young and Brandon Butterworth. Anderson finished the win 3-for-5, good for his sixth three-hit game of the season and upping his home batting average to .500 (22-for-44) across 12 games at Prince George’s Stadium this season.
Josenberger kept the offense going on Chesapeake’s final home run in the sixth inning. Josenbeger’s two-run shot gave Chesapeake a 17-1 lead. The Baysox hammered five long balls on Wednesday. It was their first game with five home runs since July 31, 2022.
It's Frederick Bencosme's turn to take off!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) May 6, 2026
Bencosme's team-leading 6th home run of the season puts us up six runs after three innings! pic.twitter.com/9o6zIdydRJ
De Los Santos scores two more!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) May 6, 2026
His two-run double makes him 2-for-2 with a season-high five RBI! We lead 9-1 in the fourth inning! pic.twitter.com/OpArzuqTLD
We've got a home run derby in Bowie today!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) May 6, 2026
Tavian Josenberger two-run bomb gives Chesapeake its fifth home run today, its most in a game since July 2022!
Baysox up 17-1 in the 6th! pic.twitter.com/8z9z88gKcI
Thomas Sosa wrapped up Chesapeake’s day offensively a few batters after Josenbeger’s home run, plating a few more on a two-run double. Seven Baysox batters earned at least one RBI Wednesday after Sosa’s team-leading eighth double.
Altoona’s Lonnie White Jr. tacked on a late three-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to reach the 19-4 final score.
After splitting the first two of the six-game series, Chesapeake will look to take a series lead when it hosts Altoona Thursday night. Right-hander Juaron Watts-Brown is set to start for the Baysox. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm from Prince George’s Stadium.
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