Baysox Fall Behind Early in Saturday Night Loss
May 17, 2025 - Eastern League (EL)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release
BOWIE, M.D. - The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, fell behind early in a 9-4 loss to the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, on Saturday night from Prince George's Stadium in front of a season-high crowd of 9,107.
Akron (25-13) scored six runs in the first two innings against starting right-hander Levi Wells (L, 0-2) and right-hander Gerald Ogando. Wells was charged for three of the runs after giving up a two-run single to Jorge Burgos three batters in and a sacrifice fly to Alex Mooney. In the second, Cooper Ingle hit an RBI double and Burgos drove in a pair with a single to make it 6-2 RubberDucks. Wells only lasted one inning before leaving the game with left abdomen discomfort.
In the bottom of the first, Chesapeake's (17-20) Frederick Bencosme hit the first leadoff homer of the season with his fourth of the year against Akron starter Aaron Davenport (W, 3-0). Max Wagner followed up with a solo homer off the right field foul pole for his second of the year.
The RubberDucks extended their lead to 8-2 in the sixth on a solo homer from Burgos, his third hit and fourth RBI of the game against right-hander Dylan Heid.
In the bottom of the sixth, Creed Willems launched a 417-foot homer to right-center for his fifth of the season. The Orioles No. 12 prospect now leads the team in home runs.
Right-hander Daniel Lloyd pitched 2.1 scoreless innings with a season-high four strikeouts while right-hander Keagan Gillies struck out the side in a scoreless eighth to lower his ERA to 1.06 this season.
Chesapeake concludes its six-game homestand against Akron tomorrow afternoon at 1:05 pm from Prince George's Stadium. RHP Braxton Bragg is scheduled to start for the Baysox against RHP Trenton Denholm for the RubberDucks.
Single-game tickets, ticket plans and group offers for the 2025 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, and/or follow the team on Facebook, X, and Instagram.
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