Cade Horton tosses 2-hit ball over 5 innings as Cubs beat Orioles 1-0
[August 02, 2025]
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Cade Horton tossed two-hit ball
over five innings, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a terrific start by
Trevor Rogers to beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on Friday.
The Cubs showed a video tribute of Ryne Sandberg and held 23 seconds of
silence prior to their first home game since the Hall of Famer died.
Former teammates Shawon Dunston, Jody Davis and Rick Sutcliffe then
honored their friend by carrying a base onto the field and placing it at
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton (22) throws against the
Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday,
Aug. 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) |
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A few hours earlier, Commissioner Rob Manfred
announced the 2027 All-Star Game will be held at Wrigley Field
during a news conference at home plate with Chicago Cubs
chairman Tom Ricketts, Gov. JB Pritzker and mayor Brandon
Johnson.
Ian Happ hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning against
Rogers, and the Cubs came away with the win in a game that
lasted just 1 hour, 49 minutes after losing two of three at
Milwaukee. They began the day trailing the NL Central-leading
Brewers by one game.
Horton (5-3) delivered his third straight scoreless outing.
Caleb Thielbar, newcomer Andrew Kittredge and Brad Keller each
worked an inning. Daniel Palencia pitched around a two-out
double by Adley Rutschman in the ninth, retiring Tyler O’Neill
on a fly to deep left for his 15th save in 16 chances.
Rogers (4-2) was a tough-luck loser for Baltimore. The
left-hander matched a career high by going eight innings and
allowed one run and four hits. He struck out eight and walked
none.
Key moment
Carson Kelly singled leading off the second, took third on Pete
Crow-Armstrong's double to deep center and scored on Happ’s
sacrifice fly.
Key stat
Horton has gone 17 2/3 innings without allowing a run.
Up next
The Cubs send All-Star LHP Matthew Boyd (11-4, 2.47 ERA) to the
mound, and the Orioles go with RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (8-5, 4.38).
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