The Baltimore Orioles left Wrigleyville with a multiple of good things, a 7-1 win, a 10 game winning streak and an above .500 record. Things are starting to look up in Birdland.
Spenser Watkins (3-1) held the Chicago Cubs scoreless for 4.1 innings before allowing their lone run on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Ortega. He finished the inning and was removed for Dillon Tate (1.0 IP, 1 K). Watkins winning line was 5.0 innings pitched, 1 run allowed on 4 hits with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Cionel Perez (1.0 IP), Joey Krehbiel (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K) and Bryan Baker (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K) combined to close the deal.
Austin Hays provided some firepower by going 4 for 5 with a double and 1 run scored.
Anthony Santander went 1 for 4 with a double, 1 run scored and 2 RBI.
Adley Rutschman went 1 for 5 with a double, 1 run scored and 1 RBI.
Cedric Mullins went 2 fir 4 with 1 rin scored and a walk.
2022 Record: 45-44