CHICAGO (AP) Gunnar Henderson hit a three-run homer in a four-run eighth inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Saturday for his or her seventh victory in 10 video games.
Jordan Westburg had an RBI single off Caleb Thielbar (2-3) within the eighth to finish the Orioles scoreless streak at 18 innings. Henderson adopted along with his thirteenth homer.
Grant Wolfram (2-0) struck out two in a scoreless seventh. Within the ninth, after Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki walked, Keegan Akin struck out Pete Crow-Armstrong for his first save.
Matthew Boyd threw seven sturdy innings for Chicago, and Nico Hoerner had three hits for the Cubs. They entered the day a sport behind Milwaukee for the NL Central lead.
Willi Castro tripled and scored twice in his first sport as a Cub after being acquired Thursday from Minnesota.
Thielbar allowed two runs and two hits in two-thirds of an inning for his third blown save.
Boyd, an All-Star, struck out eight, allowed 4 hits and walked none. He bounced again after giving up 5 runs in 5 innings Monday at Milwaukee.
The Cubs continued to pay tribute to Corridor of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who died Monday after battling prostate most cancers, by carrying his No. 23 on blue jerseys with no title on the again. Highlights from Sandbergs profession performed on the video board.
Chicago additionally held the most cancers fundraiser Cubs for a Remedy with followers and gamers holding placards naming family members after the fourth inning.
Key second
Henderson’s homer within the eighth.
Key stat
Crow-Armstrong struck out 4 instances.
Up subsequent
Chicago RHP Colin Rea (8-5, 4.25 ERA) was set to begin Sunday reverse RHP Brandon Younger (0-5, 6.63) int he sequence finale.
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