Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd blanks Orioles over 6 innings in 5-2
victory
[July 08, 2026]
By DAVID GINSBURG
BALTIMORE (AP) — Matthew Boyd pitched six shutout
innings, Alex Bregman drove in two runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the
Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Tuesday night.
Miguel Amaya scored three times for the Cubs, who have won 11 of 14 to
tighten their grip on the top spot in the NL wild card. |
The scoreboard displays that the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs MLB
baseball game will start in a delay due to inclement weather Tuesday,
July 7, 2026 in Baltimore, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) |
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Making his third start since being sidelined for seven weeks
with a knee injury, Boyd (4-1) allowed three hits, struck out
seven and walked two. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA
since returning from the injured list on June 25.
Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison entered in the seventh with a 4-0
lead and promptly gave up two singles and a walk to load the
bases. Adley Rutschman delivered a two-out, two-run single off
former Oriole Jacob Webb before Gunnar Henderson struck out.
Tyler Ferguson worked a perfect eighth and Trent Thornton got
three straight outs for his second save.
Baltimore starter Shane Baz (4-8) retired the first eight
batters he faced, but ended up yielding three runs and six hits
in six innings.
Bregman hit an RBI single in the third and brought home Amaya
with a fielder's choice grounder in the fifth for a 3-0 lead.
Amaya singled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Michael Busch in
the seventh, and Dansby Swanson made it 5-2 with an RBI single
in the eighth.
The start of the game was delayed for 56 minutes because of the
threat of rain. The grounds crew stood poised behind the
rolled-up tarp for about an hour, but the rain never came.
Up next
Right-hander Colin Rea (6-5, 4.74 ERA) starts for the Cubs on
Wednesday night against Baltimore righty Dean Kremer (1-1,
3.18).
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