The Chicago Cubs play the Baltimore Orioles, after Pete Crow-Armstrong went deep twice in a 9-7 victory over the Orioles, at 1:35 p.m. ET on Thursday. Trevor Rogers (6-7, 4.70 ERA) gets the start for the Orioles, who are 42-51 this season and fifth in the AL East. David Peterson (4-7, 6.75 ERA) is expected to start for the Cubs, who are 52-40 and second in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsOrioles
Keegan Akin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Bassitt: 15 Day IL (Back), Ryan Helsley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Cubs
Matt Shaw: 10 Day IL (Hand), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hoby Milner: 15 Day IL (Appendicitis), Jameson Taillon: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Phil Maton: 15 Day IL (Knee), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Ethan Roberts: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Edward Cabrera: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Riley Martin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Porter Hodge: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shelby Miller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Cade Horton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Christopher Austin: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
Baltimore’s Pete Alonso has hit 20 home runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. He has also tallied 62 RBIs (10th in MLB) and has scored 55 runs. In 402 plate appearances, he has recorded a .250 BA, .341 OBP and .468 SLG with an 11.7% walk rate and a 24.1% strikeout rate.
In 422 plate appearances, Gunnar Henderson has slashed .220/.291/.399 this season. He has hit 16 long balls and driven in 40 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.5% and a walk rate of 8.1%. He has seven stolen bases on 11 attempts. He has come around to score 52 times.
Crow-Armstrong has hit 21 home runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB. He has also tallied 52 RBIs and has scored 60 runs. In 400 plate appearances, he has recorded a .296 BA, .386 OBP and .542 SLG with a 10.5% walk rate and a 25.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 23 steals on 29 attempts.
In 405 plate appearances, Nico Hoerner has slashed .240/.314/.334 this season. He has hit four long balls and driven in 38 runs with a strikeout rate of 7.9% and a walk rate of 8.9%. He has stolen 14 bases on 16 attempts and has scored 37 runs.
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