Orioles begin 3-game series against the Cubs

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Chicago Cubs (50-40, second in the NL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (42-49, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Tuesday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (3-1, 5.08 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Orioles: Shane Baz (4-8, 4.19 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -120, Orioles -102; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Chicago Cubs to begin a three-game series.

Baltimore has a 42-49 record overall and a 24-23 record in home games. The Orioles have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .395.

Chicago has gone 23-21 on the road and 50-40 overall. The Cubs have gone 15-9 in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso leads the Orioles with 19 home runs while slugging .466. Taylor Ward is 10 for 41 with two doubles and an RBI over the past 10 games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with a .292 batting average, and has 14 doubles, four triples, 19 home runs, 41 walks and 49 RBIs. Seiya Suzuki is 11 for 42 with three home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .215 batting average, 3.69 ERA, outscored by four runs

Cubs: 7-3, .239 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), Keegan Akin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

Cubs: Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Matt Shaw: 10-Day IL (hand), Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.