Bowie, MD (May 19, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, began their homestand with a Tuesday night walk-off win over the Somerset Patriots, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, by a 6-5 final.
Chesapeake (16-23) scored three runs in the ninth inning and used a game-winning RBI single by Carter Young to score Frederick Bencosme and claim its third walk-off win this season.
The Baysox are now 12-7 in 19 contests at home this season.
Chesapeake’s comeback featured right-hander Jeisson Cabrera (W, 3-2) going six up, six down across the final two innings and Ethan Anderson earning his first career multi-home run game. Somerset righty Ben Grable (L, 1-1) was charged the loss on Young’s second Baysox walk-off in as many seasons.
Way before the late-game heroics, Anderson’s first home run came with Chesapeake facing a first inning deficit. Somerset’s Tyler Hardman blasted a two-run homer that gave the Patriots a 2-0 early lead.
The home run was the only score against Baysox left-handed starter Luis De León. De León, the Orioles’ No. 2 prospect, faced the minimum ten batters after Somerset got on the board. With Chesapeake spinning a couple double-plays behind him, De León pitched the first four innings in a no decision and gave up just two hits to two earned runs, walking a couple more and striking out five.
In response, Anderson’s first homer put Chesapeake's opening run across. The Orioles’ No. 23 prospect made it 2-1 with a first inning solo shot.
After a Bencosme RBI single in the third, Anderson’s second home run came an inning later, giving the Baysox a 3-2 lead on his team-leading seventh blast of the season.
Chesapeake then saw Somerset take a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning on a couple more home runs. Jace Avina hit a game-tying solo shot in the sixth before DJ Gladney's go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh.
The fun came for the Baysox in the bottom of the ninth inning. After coming in to pinch run, Fernando Peguero scored on a passed ball in the same at-bat that Bencosme singled and scored Aron Estrada to earn the 5-5 tie. Bencosme finished with a team-high three hits and still leads the Baysox with 26 RBI. After a pair of RBI knocks on Tuesday night, Bencosme is hitting .314 (11-for-35) with runners in scoring position this season.
Somerset went to its bullpen and brought in right-hander Michael Arias, but only faced three batters across a Tavian Josenbeger walk, groundout, and Young’s walk-off single.
Chesapeake hosts the second of six games against Somerset Wednesday night. The Baysox are scheduled to start right-hander Juaron Watts-Brown (0-1, 5.11 ERA) with the Patriots set to counter with right-hander Ben Hess (1-0, 4.00 ERA), the Yankees’ fifth-ranked prospect and their top prospect at Double-A. First pitch from Prince George’s Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 pm.
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