The game turned in the seventh inning. Chicago led by one when the Cubs sent five runs across the plate, blowing the contest open and handing Baltimore its third straight loss. The Orioles rallied late but never got close enough, falling 9-7 at Camden Yards.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Pete Crow-Armstrong was the engine of the Cubs' offense. The center fielder went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI and a walk, scoring three times. He opened the scoring in the third with a solo shot to right, then delivered the go-ahead run in the fifth — a solo homer to right center that put Chicago ahead 4-3 after the Cubs had trailed. Crow-Armstrong is batting .296 on the season with 21 home runs and 52 RBI.
The Seventh Inning
Chicago entered the seventh leading 4-3. Alex Bregman's sacrifice fly scored Carson Kelly to make it 5-3. Then Dansby Swanson scored on a Wolfram wild pitch to push the lead to 6-3. Seiya Suzuki then homered to left, a 401-foot shot that scored Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch, extending the lead to 9-3. Suzuki finished 1-for-4 with three RBI on the night, his 14th home run of the season.
Baltimore answered with four home runs — two from Tyler O'Neill — but the deficit was too deep. O'Neill went 2-for-2 with two solo shots, one in the seventh and one in the eighth, accounting for both of his RBI. Pete Alonso had hit a two-run homer in the fourth to give the Orioles a 3-1 lead, his 20th of the season. Dean Kremer started for Baltimore and allowed 4 runs on 6 hits over 5.0 innings, taking the loss to fall to 1-2. The Orioles' bullpen gave up 5 more runs over 4.0 innings. Colin Rea earned the win for Chicago, going 5.1 innings and allowing 3 runs on 7 hits, improving to 7-5 with a 4.75 ERA. Jacob Webb closed it out with a scoreless ninth for his fourth save.
The Cubs won their third straight game and improved to 52-40. Baltimore fell to 42-51. Pete Alonso, who went 1-for-5, is one double away from 200 career doubles.