BOWIE, MD — The Chesapeake Baysox rallied for two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and earned a 4-3 win over the Altoona Curve on Thursday night at Prince George’s Stadium.

The Baysox improved to 13-16 on the season while the Curve saw their record drop to 9-20.

Altoona and Chesapeake traded runs in the first five innings before Titus Dumitru drove in Jack Brannigan with a sacrifice fly to center and take a 3-2 lead for the Curve.

After three scoreless frames of relief from Jarod Bayless, the Baysox worked three straight walks against Jaden Woods to start the eighth. Landon Tomkins entered for the Curve and induced a groundball to third that was mishandled and allowed the tying run to score. Tomkins then induced a potential inning-ending double play, however, Brannigan’s throw from second base to first got away and allowed the go-ahead run to score.

Nick Dombkowski tossed four innings and allowed just one earned run, two total, in his return to Altoona.

Dombkowski, who was up at Triple-A Indianapolis, struck out the first two batters he faced, which included rehabbing Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday. Holliday went 0-for-3 against the Curve. Dombkowski struck out five and walked just one batter on 72 pitches, 40 strikes.

Offensively, Brannigan and Lonnie White Jr. each had two hits. Javier Rivas recorded Altoona’s first run of the game with a run-scoring double in the third inning. Keiner Delgado extended his on-base streak to 12 games with a double in the fifth inning.

Up next

Altoona continues its series with the Baysox, Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, tonight at 7:05. Righthander Khristian Curtis is slated to start for the Curve with Chesapeake’s starter was not known at the end of Thursday night’s game yet.

Standings update

Richmond is in first place in the Curve’s division at 23-6. Harrisburg is in second (16-13), followed by Erie and Akron. Chesapeake and Altoona follow in order.