Baysox Fall To RubberDucks Late in Back-and-Forth Wednesday Night Battle
BOX SCORE Bowie, MD (June 3, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, fell late to the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, in a 4-3 final Wednesday. Knotted at one for most of the game, an Ethan Anderson two-run home run
Bowie, MD (June 3, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, fell late to the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, in a 4-3 final Wednesday.
Knotted at one for most of the game, an Ethan Anderson two-run home run put Chesapeake (21-31) up in the eighth inning, but Akron responded by plating three runs and fending off a late Baysox threat in the ninth.
Chesapeake left-hander Joseph Dzierwa dominated in a no-decision. Earning his first quality start at Double-A, Dzierwa pitched six and two thirds innings giving up an earned run and three hits, none of which came after the first inning. The Orioles' No. 12 prospect retired 15 of the final 16 batters faced and struck out four.
Joseph Dzierwa strands a runner on third and keeps us tied!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) June 3, 2026
The No. 12 @Orioles prospect is up to four strikeouts and has pitched the last four frames scoreless!
Still 1-1 heading to the bottom of the fifth. pic.twitter.com/vBk9B6nTys
Dzierwa lowered his ERA to 3.24 (six earned runs across 16.2 innings) at Double-A and now has 23 strikeouts to three walks.
After a first inning RBI double by Akron's Luke Hill, Anderson De Los Santos got the Baysox on the board in the second with a tattooed a solo home run to left field. De Los Santos' sixth of the season established a 1-1 tie.
Anderson De Los Santos smacks a game-tying HR!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) June 3, 2026
De Los Santos' sixth of the season makes it 1-1 early! pic.twitter.com/ukpvNXhmIl
With Dzierwa and Akron left-handed starter Josh Hartle each conceding one run across five plus innings each, the tie held until Anderson came up in the eighth.
Aron Estrada lugged out his first triple of the season prior to Anderson's ninth big fly that put the Baysox on top 3-1, off Akron right-hander Alaska Abney (W, 2-1).
Ethan Anderson puts us up in the eighth!!
— Chesapeake Baysox (@BaysoxOfficial) June 4, 2026
After an Aron Estrada triple, Anderson's two-run homer makes it 3-1 late! pic.twitter.com/pt88Oq36xd
Akron won the game with three runs in the top of the ninth inning against Baysox right-hander Ryan Long (L, 0-1). The RubberDucks tallied four hits in the frame, including a two-out, two-run, go-ahead double from Nick Mitchell.
Despite Chesapeake getting the tying run on base, they were held in check in the ninth by right-hander Matt Jachec (S, 1).
Chesapeake hosts its third game against Akron Thursday night. Left-hander Sebastian Gongora will start for the Baysox with the RubberDucks sending out fellow lefty Caden Favors. First pitch from Prince George’s Stadium is set for 6:35 pm.
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