Bowie, MD (June 25, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, fell to the Harrisburg Senators, the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, in a 5-1 final Thursday.
Despite striking out 14 batters, Chesapeake (1-2) fell behind on a Harrisburg four-run fourth inning that was the difference maker.
After the first three innings went scoreless, the Senators used the big inning to build up a lead. Harrisburg first struck on a Max Romero Jr. two-run homer to go ahead 2-0 in the fourth. Ethan Petry then doubled and was scored a few batters later on a Cortland Lawson triple. The four-run frame also featured Lawson scoring on a T.J. White sacrifice fly against Baysox right-handed starter Evan Yates (L, 4-4), who finished with five strikeouts.
Romeo Jr. added a third RBI on a fifth inning RBI single to make it 5-0 before the Baysox tacked on a run in the home half. Doug Hodo scored Adam Retzbach on a groundout that brought it to a 5-1 score. Retzbach's run was the lone score against Harrisburg left-hander Alex Clemmey, (W, 3-5) who pitched a quality start that featured three hits, two walks, and four strikeouts across six innings of work.
Baysox right-hander Ryan Long pitched excellently in relief. Long struck out five and didn't give up a hit while facing one above the minimum across two and a third scoreless innings.
Across his last four outings, Long has pitched to a 1.76 ERA (one earned runs across five and a third innings), striking out 11 batters to one walk over the span.
Right-hander Gerald Ogando relieved Long and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, lowering his Double-A ERA to 1.93 (one earned run across four and two thirds innings) in five games with the Baysox.
Tavian Josenberger extended the game with a two-out double in the ninth, one of four Chesapeake hits, but a Baysox strikeout followed and ended the contest.
Chesapeake hosts its fourth of six games against Harrisburg Friday. Left-hander Cade Povich is set to go for the Baysox, making his second start of a major league rehab while the Senators counter with lefty Isaac Lyon (1-3, 6.14 ERA). First pitch is set for 7:05 pm Friday from Prince George’s Stadium.
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