Orioles minor league recap 5/4: Trimble, Perez go deep for Delmarva; Bencosme homers in Baysox loss
Orioles affiliates split their bill on Sunday.
LAKELAND, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Reed Trimble (62) at bat during the Spring Training Game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers on February 22, 2026 at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Triple-A: Nashville (Brewers) 5, Norfolk Tides 1 Sunday marked the Triple-A debut for Trace Bright, the fifth-round Auburn righty who has now spent parts of three years in Double-A. It went… fine.
Bright lasted just 2⅔ innings, walking four and striking out four against just two hits, allowing two runs. Last month, Bright was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for a scoreless two-start stretch, but the walks look like a problem still be tackled. The Tides’ lone run came via the bat of Johnathan Rodríguez, who launched a home run in the eighth inning.
Drafted by Cleveland in 2017 and DFA’d in March, Rodríguez is a career . 285 hitter in the minors (. 852 OPS), but hasn’t had much success in 49 games at the MLB level.
Box Score Double-A: Erie (Tigers) 4, Chesapeake Baysox 3 The Baysox coughed up the winning run in the eighth inning, though the offensive contributions weren’t nothing. Frederick Bencosme, the Dominican-born infielder who signed for $10,000 back in 2020, went deep for his fourth homer of the season. Griff O’Ferrall doubled, Aron Estrada had two hits, and Alfredo Velásquez drove in two runs from the nine spot.