Cubs vs Orioles — Turning the page. Back to baseball. That’s that. And other cliches.
The (slightly) new and (modestly) improved Cubs are back at Wrigley Field this afternoon for the first of a six-game homestand against the Orioles (this weekend) and Reds (starting Monday). Although it feels like it happened about a month ago, the Cubs are coming off a series loss to the Brewers and have a one-game deficit in the division. It’s officially scoreboard-watching season, so lock in on your MLB at-bat app.
This weekend, Cade Horton gets the first crack at the Orioles, who’ve been surprisingly strong versus right-handed pitching this season (107 wRC+, 8th in MLB). HOWEVA, they traded away one of their biggest offensive contributors, Ryan O’Hearn (143 wRC+ vs RHP), as well as eight other players/pitchers, including one reliever, Andrew Kittredge, to the Cubs!
Oh, and Charlie Morton was scheduled to pitch against the Cubs on Sunday, but was also traded. So that’s some good timing for the Cubs.
On Saturday, Ben Brown will get another crack at starting, though with Mike Soroka in the fold and Jameson Taillon and Javier Assad not too far off, that could be one of the last starts for him for a while. God willing. ?
And then, on Sunday, Matthew Boyd will get a chance to shake off his brutal start against the Brewers, which featured zero control. The Cubs bet heavily this week that his last start was a total fluke. Let’s hope they were right.
Cubs vs Orioles – Pitching Probables:
Game 1: Friday, August 1 at 1:20 pm CT at Wrigley FieldBroadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score
Cubs: Cade Horton, RHP Orioles: Trevor Rogers, LHPGame 2: Saturday, August 2 at 1:20 pm CT at Wrigley FieldBroadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score
Cubs: Ben Brown, RHP Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano, RHPGame 3: Sunday, August 3 at 1:20 pm CT at Wrigley FieldBroadcast Info: Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score
Cubs: Matthew Boyd, LHP Orioles: TBDCubs vs Orioles – Key Injuries:
Chicago Cubs:
Miguel Amaya, C Jameson Taillon, SP Porter Hodge, RP Javier Assad, SP Eli Morgan, RP Justin Steele, SPBaltimore Orioles:
Maverick Handley, C Gary Sanchez, C Cade Povich, SP Scott Blewett, RP Felix Bautista, RP Zach Eflin, SP Tyler Wells, SP Kyle Bradish, SP Grayson Rodriguez, RP Albert Suarez, RP Cody Poteet, RP Ryan Mountcastle, 1B Jorge Mateo, IF/OF © Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesHence then, the article about back to baseball cubs vs orioles series preview was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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