Orioles cruise past Cubs for 10th straight win
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 [July 14, 2022] Anthony
Santander hit a two-run double during a three-run first inning and
the Baltimore Orioles beat the host Chicago Cubs 7-1 on Wednesday
night for their 10th consecutive victory.
The winning streak is the Orioles' longest since they had a 13-game
run in 1999.
Austin Hays matched his career high with four hits and Spenser
Watkins allowed one run over five innings as Baltimore moved above
.500 for the first time this season.
Trey Mancini and Adley Rutschman each recorded run-scoring doubles
and Rougned Odor added an RBI for the Orioles. At 45-44 and a winner
in 21 of the last 30, Baltimore has a winning record this late in a
season for the first time since early September 2017.
Watkins (3-1) was solid while yielding fewer than two runs for a
fourth straight start. The right-hander yielded four hits and two
walks while striking out five as Baltimore swept the brief two-game
set.
Chicago got its lone run off Watkins in the fifth inning when
Christopher Morel tripled and scored on Rafael Ortega's sacrifice
fly.
Back from the paternity list and making his first appearance since
July 4, Justin Steele (3-6) allowed four runs (three earned) over
the first two innings but settled down to last six frames and yield
no more runs. He gave up six hits and a walk while fanning three.
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele (35) throws a pitch
against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Wrigley
Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Ian Happ had two of the six hits amassed by the
Cubs, who have lost six straight following an 6-2 stretch.
Baltimore wasted no time getting to Steele. Cedric Mullins (two
hits) opened the game with a single and went to third on Ryan
Mountcastle's one-out single. Both scored on Santander's double for
a 2-0 lead.
Santander, who has five RBIs in his past four contests, then scored
on Happ's error in left field off a single from Hays, who entered
mired in a 3-for-42 slump.
The Orioles made it 4-0 on Mancini's RBI double in the second
inning. Run-scoring hits from Rutschman and Odor were part of a
three-run eighth.
--Field Level Media
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