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Cubs Beat Orioles 5-2 Behind Boyd's Shutout

7/8/2026

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Summary

Cubs Defeat Orioles

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2.
Matthew Boyd threw six shutout innings, allowing three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts, improving to 4-1.
Alex Bregman hit two RBI singles in the third and fifth innings, giving Chicago a 3-0 lead.
The Cubs added runs when Miguel Amaya scored three runs and Dansby Swanson delivered an RBI single in the eighth to make it 5-2.

Summary

Orioles Weather Delay

The start time moved from 6:35 ET to 7:30 PM after a weather delay.
The Orioles posted the delay on social media after the National Weather Service declared conditions unsafe.
The delay keeps Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd and Orioles right-hander Shane Baz on the mound.
The Cubs (50-40) lead the NL Wild Card by 1.5 games; the Orioles (42-49) trail the AL Wild Card by 3.5 games.

Summary

Baz Bombed

Shane Baz gave up six hits and five runs in 2.1 innings against the Chicago Cubs on September 12 2025 at Wrigley Field.
Baz typically throws a 96 mph fastball, a cutter to right-handers and a changeup to left-handers, and has posted a 3.30 ERA in his last five starts.
The Cubs rank among the league’s top two offenses with a .244/.338/.409 line and 112 homers.

History

Historical Context

After the Cubs captured their second straight World Series in 1908—defeating the Detroit Tigers 4-1 and beginning a 108-year championship drought—the franchise built a legacy of dead-ball era stars like Mordecai Brown. In 2025, a weather-delayed game at Wrigley Field saw Matthew Boyd pitch six shutout innings as the Cubs clung to a 1.5-game Wild Card lead, echoing past postseason pressure.

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Cubs Defeat Orioles

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2.
Matthew Boyd threw six shutout innings, allowing three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts, improving to 4-1.
Alex Bregman hit two RBI singles in the third and fifth innings, giving Chicago a 3-0 lead.
The Cubs added runs when Miguel Amaya scored three runs and Dansby Swanson delivered an RBI single in the eighth to make it 5-2.

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