Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Cubs, July 8, 2026

CubsCHC
9-7
Final
OriolesBAL

July 8, 2026, 6:35 PM ET | Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

3-2

Last 5
L 1-17
vs STL
L 0-3
vs STL
W 6-4
vs STL
W 5-2
@ BAL
W 9-7
@ BAL

Baltimore Orioles

2-3

Last 5
W 3-0
@ CIN
W 8-5
@ CIN
L 2-3
@ CIN
L 2-5
vs CHC
L 7-9
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Colin Rea headshot
Colin Rea
Recorded starter

Baltimore Orioles

Dean Kremer headshot
Dean Kremer
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs52-40.565#2#16.0
Baltimore Orioles42-51.452#5#913.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago CubsBaltimore Orioles
.767
OPS
.710
220
HR
199
850
Runs
718
4.12
ERA
4.07
1.26
WHIP
1.34
1260
Strikeouts by pitchers
1305

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Pete Crow-Armstrong headshot
Pete Crow-Armstrong

8 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Alex Bregman headshot
Alex Bregman

5 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Carson Kelly headshot
Carson Kelly

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Webb headshot
Jacob Webb

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Javier Assad headshot
Javier Assad

4.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Samuel Basallo headshot
Samuel Basallo

3 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Pete Alonso headshot
Pete Alonso

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Adley Rutschman headshot
Adley Rutschman

7 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Trevor Rogers headshot
Trevor Rogers

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Wells headshot
Tyler Wells

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Bradish headshot
Kyle Bradish

7.2 IP, 5 SO, 3.52 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Pete Crow-Armstrong headshot
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Tyler O'Neill headshot
Tyler O'Neill
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Seiya Suzuki headshot
Seiya Suzuki
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 9, Baltimore Orioles 7: CHC 8 hits, BAL 14 hits; CHC 0 errors, BAL 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago Cubs001030500980
Baltimore Orioles0012002207141

Box Score

Batting

Pete Crow-Armstrong led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits and 2 home runs and 2 RBI.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF4322122
Alex Bregman3B4001000
Michael Busch1B4110100
Seiya SuzukiDH4113001
Ian HappLF4010010
Nico Hoerner2B3000100
Michael ConfortoRF4111011
Justin DeanPR/RF0000000
Carson KellyC3211111
Dansby SwansonSS4110010
Totals34988465

Jackson Holliday led Baltimore Orioles with 4 hits.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Gunnar HendersonSS5100000
Adley RutschmanC4010100
Taylor WardLF4121110
Pete Alonso1B5112001
Samuel BasalloDH4000020
Dylan BeaversRF/CF3020000
Coby MayoPH1111001
Leody TaverasCF0000000
Colton CowserCF2000000
Tyler O'NeillPH/RF2222002
Blaze Alexander3B4110010
Jackson Holliday2B4040000
Totals387146244

Pitching

Colin Rea went 5.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (2 SO, 3 ER); Dean Kremer went 5.0 innings for Baltimore Orioles (4 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
Colin Rea5.1733221
Drew Pomeranz1.1322001
Trent Thornton0.1100000
Caleb Thielbar1.0322022
Jacob Webb1.0000000
Baltimore Orioles
Dean Kremer5.0644144
Rico Garcia1.1122110
Grant Wolfram0.2133201
Albert Suárez1.0000000
Tyler Wells1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 1, BAL 0

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Gunnar Henderson grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Blaze Alexander scores. Jackson Holliday out at 2nd. Gunnar Henderson out at 1st. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • B4

    Home Run Pete Alonso homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Taylor Ward scores. CHC 1, BAL 3

  • T5

    Home Run Michael Conforto homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 2, BAL 3

  • T5

    Home Run Carson Kelly homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 3, BAL 3

  • T5

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T7

    Sac Fly Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 5, BAL 3

  • T7

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch scores. CHC 9, BAL 3

  • B7

    Home Run Tyler O'Neill homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 9, BAL 4

  • B7

    Single Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Gunnar Henderson scores. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • B8

    Home Run Coby Mayo homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 9, BAL 6

  • B8

    Home Run Tyler O'Neill homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 9, BAL 7

Play-by-Play

All 80 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Pete Alonso grounds out softly, catcher Carson Kelly to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B9

    Groundout Taylor Ward grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B9

    Groundout Adley Rutschman grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • T9

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • T9

    Lineout Alex Bregman lines out to third baseman Blaze Alexander. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • T9

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B8

    Lineout Gunnar Henderson lines out to shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B8

    Double Jackson Holliday doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Blaze Alexander strikes out swinging. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B8

    Home Run Tyler O'Neill homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. CHC 9, BAL 7

  • B8

    Home Run Coby Mayo homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 9, BAL 6

  • B8

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out on a foul tip. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • T8

    Lineout Dansby Swanson lines out sharply to left fielder Taylor Ward. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • T8

    Groundout Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Justin Dean to 3rd. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • T8

    Field Error Michael Conforto reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Taylor Ward. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • T8

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • B7

    Flyout Pete Alonso flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • B7

    Single Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Gunnar Henderson scores. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. CHC 9, BAL 5

  • B7

    Single Adley Rutschman singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. CHC 9, BAL 4

  • B7

    Forceout Gunnar Henderson grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Jackson Holliday out at 2nd. Gunnar Henderson to 1st. CHC 9, BAL 4

  • B7

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 9, BAL 4

  • B7

    Flyout Blaze Alexander flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 9, BAL 4

  • B7

    Home Run Tyler O'Neill homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 9, BAL 4

  • T7

    Pop Out Ian Happ pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso in foul territory. CHC 9, BAL 3

  • T7

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch scores. CHC 9, BAL 3

  • T7

    Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 5, BAL 3

  • T7

    Sac Fly Alex Bregman out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 5, BAL 3

  • T7

    Walk Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Carson Kelly to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T7

    Single Dansby Swanson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Carson Kelly to 2nd. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T7

    Walk Carson Kelly walks. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T7

    Groundout Michael Conforto grounds out, pitcher Rico Garcia to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B6

    Pop Out Dylan Beavers pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B6

    Pop Out Samuel Basallo pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B6

    Flyout Pete Alonso flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T6

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T6

    Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B5

    Walk Adley Rutschman walks. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Gunnar Henderson grounds into a double play, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Jackson Holliday out at 2nd. Gunnar Henderson out at 1st. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • B5

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T5

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T5

    Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T5

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. CHC 4, BAL 3

  • T5

    Groundout Dansby Swanson grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 3, BAL 3

  • T5

    Home Run Carson Kelly homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 3, BAL 3

  • T5

    Home Run Michael Conforto homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 2, BAL 3

  • B4

    Lineout Blaze Alexander lines out to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 1, BAL 3

  • B4

    Groundout Colton Cowser grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Dylan Beavers to 3rd. CHC 1, BAL 3

  • B4

    Double Dylan Beavers doubles (9) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 1, BAL 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. CHC 1, BAL 3

  • B4

    Home Run Pete Alonso homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Taylor Ward scores. CHC 1, BAL 3

  • B4

    Single Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • T4

    Caught Stealing 2B Ian Happ caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Adley Rutschman to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • T4

    Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • T4

    Single Ian Happ singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • T4

    Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to right fielder Dylan Beavers. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • B3

    Pop Out Adley Rutschman pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP Gunnar Henderson grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Blaze Alexander scores. Jackson Holliday out at 2nd. Gunnar Henderson out at 1st. CHC 1, BAL 1

  • B3

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Blaze Alexander to 3rd. CHC 1, BAL 0

  • B3

    Single Blaze Alexander singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. CHC 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out, third baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso. CHC 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Colton Cowser flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B2

    Single Dylan Beavers singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B2

    Groundout Samuel Basallo grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Carson Kelly called out on strikes. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Michael Conforto strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Walk Nico Hoerner walks. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Flyout Ian Happ flies out to right fielder Dylan Beavers. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Pete Alonso grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Walk Taylor Ward walks. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Lineout Adley Rutschman lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out, pitcher Colin Rea to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Forceout Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to second baseman Jackson Holliday. Michael Busch out at 2nd. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Single Michael Busch singles on a line drive to center fielder Colton Cowser. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward. CHC 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BAL 0