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Turner drove the first pitch he saw from Keegan
Akin (3-1), a 92.8 mph fastball, deep to left-center for the
game-ending shot. It was Turner's third homer of the season.
Chicago took two of three in the weekend set against Baltimore.
The Cubs stayed two games back of NL Central-leading Milwaukee,
which won 14-3 at Washington.
Colton Cowser had two hits for Baltimore, including an RBI
single in the fourth. Gunnar Henderson had a run-scoring
fielder's choice.
The Orioles trailed 3-2 before Ryan Noda drove in Cowser with a
pinch-hit single off Daniel Palencia (1-2) with two down in the
ninth.
Seiya Suzuki, Kyle Tucker and Nico Hoerner each had two hits for
the Cubs. Drew Pomeranz, Andrew Kittredge and Brad Keller
combined for 3 1/3 hitless innings out of the bullpen before
Palencia faltered.
Key moment
Noda swiped second in the ninth before Jackson Holliday flied
out to Swanson at shortstop, ending the threat.
Key stat
The Orioles’ two errors led to three unearned runs.
Up next
Michael Soroka (3-8, 4.87 ERA) makes his Cubs debut on Monday
against the Cincinnati Reds. Soroka was acquired in a trade with
Washington on Thursday.
The Orioles continue their road trip at Philadelphia on Monday,
with lefty Cade Povich (2-5, 5.15 ERA) slated to get the start.
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