Chicago Cubs (51-40, second in the NL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (42-50, fifth in the AL East)Baltimore; Wednesday, 6:35 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Colin Rea (6-5, 4.74 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Orioles: Dean Kremer (1-1, 3.18 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)LINE: Orioles -132, Cubs +108; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they visit the Baltimore Orioles.Baltimore has gone 24-24 at home and 42-50 overall. The Orioles have a 33-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.Chicago is 24-21 in road games and 51-40 overall. Cubs pitchers have a collective 4.33 ERA, which ranks 10th in the NL.Wednesday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward has 19 doubles and five home runs for the Orioles. Samuel Basallo is 7 for 28 with two home runs over the last 10 games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with a .293 batting average, and has 14 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs, 41 walks and 50 RBIs. Dansby Swanson is 11 for 38 with five home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored by six runsCubs: 7-3, .252 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runsINJURIES: Orioles: Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)
