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Seiya Suzuki added a pair of run-scoring hits
as the Cubs won for the fourth time in their past five games,
marking their best stretch since April. Busch had four of
Chicago's 14 hits.
Jameson Taillon (6-4) held the Orioles to two runs on four hits
and one walk while striking out seven over six innings. He
retired the final 11 batters he faced in his second straight
winning start against a divisional leader. Taillon topped the
Philadelphia Phillies last Thursday.
With Monday's off day, the Cubs juggled their pitching rotation,
giving All-Star Shota Imanaga an extra day of rest ahead of his
scheduled start on Wednesday night.
Jordan Westburg smacked a solo home run in the second inning for
Baltimore, which was back home following a 4-2 West Coast trip.
Adley Rutschman had two of the Orioles' five hits.
Chicago relievers Tyson Miller, Mark Leiter Jr. and Hunter Bigge
each pitched one shutout inning.
Baltimore starter Dean Kremer (4-5) surrendered the home runs by
Busch and Happ. He was tagged for seven runs (five earned) in
four innings. It was just his second appearance in the big
leagues since May, and he didn't replicate the success he had in
five shutout innings against the Seattle Mariners last week.
Busch began the scoring in the first inning with his 12th home
run of the season. Happ's 14th long ball was a three-run shot in
the fourth, stretching the Cubs' lead to 7-2.
Suzuki drove in a third-inning run with a single and an
eighth-inning run with a double. Miles Mastrobuoni added two
hits for Chicago.
The Orioles, who were beginning a six-game homestand leading to
the All-Star break, have allowed seven or more runs in each of
their past five losses.
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