The match between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs will take place at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday, August 18 at 3:05 PM ET.
Follow Us
Chicago Cubs will travel to Oriole Park to take on the Baltimore Orioles for a single game in another round of MLB action. The Orioles have an overall season record of 61-56 and come into this game on the back of a 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. They sit in fourth place on the AL East table and have a win percentage of .521. Baltimore won their last series against the Blue Jays 2-1 and will be in a fairly confident mood despite losing their last game.
Baltimore’s offence has scored 495 runs this season at an average of .237 and an on base percentage of .305. Anthony Santander has hit 20 home runs at an average of .257 and has driven in 61 RBI’s so far this season. After losing the last game, Baltimore’s manager Brandon Hyde said, “Today is disappointing but we got out of here with the series win.”
On the other hand, the Cubs stand at 49-67 for the season and come into this game on the back of a 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals. They sit in third place in the NL Central standings and have a win percentage of .422. Chicago won the last series against Washington after winning the last two games 7-5 and 3-2 respectively.
A go-ahead knock from @Yan_AGomes! pic.twitter.com/n5XqKooeD9
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 17, 2022
The Cubs’ offence has scored 484 runs this season at an average of .244 and an on base percentage of .317. Yan Gomes who has so far hit six home runs at an average of .232 was the difference maker in their last game against the Nationals. After the game, he said, “Cishek is definitely never a comfortable at-bat. You just have to try to zone him up, get yourself in a good count and that’s kind of how I went. I think I would have walked if I take that pitch. You guys know me, I swing at everything. Just happy it went my way.”
| Orioles | Cubs |
| Cedric Mullins | Zach McKinstry |
| Anthony Santander | Nico Hoerner |
| Ryan Mountcastle | Seiya Suzuki |
| Austin Hays | Ian Happ |
| Ramon Urias | Franmil Reyes |
| Ryan McKenna | Nelson Velazquez |
| Rougned Odor | Patrick Wisdom |
| Jorge Mateo | Yan Gomes |
| Robinson Chirinos | PJ Higgins |
Orioles: John Means, Alex Wells, Chris Ellis, Tyler Wells, Jonathan Arauz
Cubs: Ethan Roberts, Brad Wieck, Michael Hermosillo, Codi Heuer, Alec Mills, Kyle Hendricks, Wade Miley, Jason Heyward, Adbert Alzolay
The match between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs will take place at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday, August 18 at 3:05 PM ET.
The match between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs will be telecast live on Marquee Sports Network and MASN. You can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Marquee Sports Network, MASN | August 18 (3:05 PM ET) |
When the odds are 1.65 the expected chance of winning is 61%, but this team actually wins 57% matches with these odds.
When the odds are 2.35 the expected chance of winning is 43%, but this team actually wins 36% matches with these odds.
