Altoona, PA (June 9, 2026) – The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, began their road trip in Altoona with an 11-4 victory over the Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, on Tuesday night.
Left-handed starter Joseph Dzierwa shined again on the mound. In his fourth Double-A start with Chesapeake (24-33), Dzierwa completed five shutout frames and struck out six batters. Dzierwa was an escape artist early. In the bottom of the second, a walk and a double opened the frame to put a pair in scoring position. Dzierwa struck out the next hitter, but a hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out. Dzierwa (W, 1-1) would retire the next two batters to keep the game scoreless.
The Baysox cracked the board first in the fourth inning. A single and hit by pitch put a pair of runners on for Doug Hodo. In his first game back off the Baysox injured list, Hodo hooked a two-run double down the left field line to establish a 2-0 lead. Hodo would later score on a wild pitch in the frame, with all three runs begin charged to Altoona right-handed starter Josh Loeschorn (L, 0-1).
Chesapeake scored four more in the sixth. A pair of runs crossed home on an Ethan Anderson double. Anderson De Los Santos and Thomas Sosa each brought home a run in the frame as well to make it 7-0 Baysox.
Hodo picked up his third hit of Tuesday night in the seventh on another RBI double. Seven Baysox players picked up a hit on Tuesday night and all nine reached base. After the Curve picked up a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth frames, the Baysox scored a pair of runs in the ninth. Aron Estrada extended his team-best hitting streak to 11 games with an RBI double, before crossing home on a De Los Santos single.
Chesapeake will look to make it three-straight wins on Wednesday night in Altoona. Left-hander Sebastian Gongora (3-2, 3.33 ERA) is set to take the mound for the Baysox against Curve right-hander Peyton Stumbo (0-4, 5.40 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 pm from Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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