Orioles beat Cubs 7-1 extend winning str

Orioles beat Cubs 7-1, extend winning streak to 10 games July 13 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CHICAGO (AP) Anthony Santander hit a two-run double to spark Baltimore's three-run first inning, Spenser Watkins and four relievers scattered six hits and the Orioles extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.It's the Orioles' longest winning streak in a single season since they won 13 in a row from Sept. Cassius Marsh Jersey 7-22, 1999.According to ESPN Stats Info, the only team with a longer current drought without a double-digit win streak in a season is Miami, which has never had one.With the victory, the Orioles (45-44) also went over the .500 mark for the first time since April 8, 2021, when they were 4-3. Baltimore finished off the game to chants of Lets Go Os! at Wrigley Field, where the Orioles were playing their first series since 2014.The Cubs lost their sixth consecutive game, their longest skid since dropping 10 straight games June 4-16.Watkins (3-1) limited the Cubs to four hits in five-plus innings. Watkins is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA in his last four starts since being recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on June 25. He allowed a single to Ian Happ to start the sixth and was lifted in favor of Dillion Tate.Tate, Cionel Perez, Joey Krehbiel and Bryan Baker combined to allow two hits the rest of the way.Meanwhile, Cubs starter Justin Steele (3-6) pitching on eight days rest after his girlfriend gave birth Monday to the couples first child retired the final 11 batters he faced over six innings. But the damage was done in the first two innings. Three of the first four batters reached base, prompting pitching coach Tommy Hottovy to make a mound visit after Santanders double. But Austin Hays followed with a single, and Santander scored after left fielder Happ misplayed the hit.The Orioles extended their lead in the second when Trey Mancini hit a double to score Rougned Odor and Cedric Mullins, who was initially ruled to have beaten the relay throw from shortstop Nico Hoerner to catcher Willson Contreras. But a replay overturned the safe call on Mullins, and Steele got Ryan Mountcastle to ground to short to end the inning.The Cubs scored their lone run off Watkins Barkevious Mingo Jersey in the fifth when Christopher Morel tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Ortega. The Orioles added three runs with two outs in the eighth on a double by Adley Rutschman, a single by Odor and a balk by reliever Daniel Norris.HENDRICKS OUT INDEFINITELYCubs ace Kyle Hendricks will need at least two or three weeks before he can consider playing catch, manager Ed Dickson Jersey David Ro s said. Hendricks hasnt pitched since July 5, when he threw only three innings at Milwaukee because of a right shoulder strain.Hendricks, 32, mi sed a start in early June because of shoulder fatigue but still leads the team with 84 1/3 innings pitched.HAPP HUMBLED BY EPSTEIN TEXTHapp was moved by a congratulatory text me sage on his All-Star selection from Theo Epstein, the Cubs former president of baseball operations who oversaw his selection as the ninth overall pick in the 2015 draft.And I thanked him for giving me the chance here and to be able to do it in front of these fans and this city, Happ said of Epstein, now a consultant with Major League Baseball.Happ rebounded from a miserable 2021 season, when he had a slash line of .175/.284/.318 on Aug. 11.Hes becoming an all-around player, and I dont know I could have said that last year, Ro s said.RETURN OF THE STOLEN BASEJorge Mateo (22) and Mullins (18) have accounted for 40 of the Orioles 55 stolen bases, and manager Brandon Hyde will continue to give them the green light.Those two guys are such elite base stealers, its weapon for us, and a weapon for them, Hyde said. I still think its an important part of the game.MOVES Cubs: Norris was activated from the D.K. Metcalf Jersey 15-day injured list. RHP Matt Swarmer was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: INF Nick Madrigal (left groin strain) will spend the rest of the week building strength and volume with the training staff in Chicago. ... RHP Ethan Roberts underwent Tommy John surgery in Arlington, Texas.UP NEXTThe Orioles havent named a starter for Fridays series opener against the Rays.The Cubs will start RHP Keegan Thompson in Thursdays series opener against the Mets. 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