Wehiwa Aloy headlined the Baysox’s doubleheader on 8/5/2026, finishing the day 2 for 4 with two home runs, three runs scored, four RBI and three walks. That performance made him the ORIOLES HANGOUT MiLB Player of the Day.
Norfolk dropped a 7-6 decision at Buffalo in AAA action, but a pair of hitters still put together useful nights. Reed Trimble went 1 for 3 with two RBI, two walks and a run scored, while Jud Fabian finished 1 for 3 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a walk. On the mound, Nestor German allowed two runs on six hits, walked three and struck out five across 5.2 innings.
The Baysox’s first game was the loudest offensive showing of the day, an 8-1 win fueled by Aloy’s power surge. He went 2 for 3 with the two homers, three runs scored, four RBI and a walk.
Brandon Butterworth also chipped in with a 2 for 3 line that included a homer, two runs scored, two RBI and a walk. Sebastian Gongora handled the start, giving up one run on four hits while walking two and striking out three in five innings.
He was the pitcher of record at 9-6.
Game 2 belonged to the pitching and a few timely extra-base hits in a 2-1 win. Tavian Josenberger went 1 for 2 with a double, a run scored and an RBI, and Frederick Bencosme added a 1 for 3 effort with a double and a run scored. Christian Herberholz threw five scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out three, and he earned the win to move to 2-2.
Elsewhere in the doubleheader, Colin Tuft went 2 for 4 with a triple, two runs scored, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base. Enddy Azocar was 2 for 5 with a double and two runs scored. Boston Bateman worked two scoreless innings, walking one and striking out six, and Braeden Sloan was the pitcher of record after allowing three hits in 1.1 innings to improve to 4-0.
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