The Chicago Cubs (42-49) will visit the Baltimore Orioles (57-33), Tuesday at 6:35 PM ET, in the first of a three-game series.
The Orioles are favored (-152 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at home against the Cubs (+127). The scheduled starters are Dean Kremer (4-4) for the Baltimore Orioles, and Jameson Taillon (5-4) for the Chicago Cubs.
The Orioles won their most recent Game against the Athletics on Tuesday by a 6-3 score. Anthony Santander went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively. Grayson Rodriguez picked up the win on the strength of six innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out eight.
The Cubs knocked off the Angels 5-0 Tuesday. Miguel Amaya went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Hayden Wesneski got the win, throwing 6 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out two.
Before watching this Orioles vs. Cubs matchup, here’s what you need to know about Tuesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Chicago Cubs odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:19 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Orioles (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cubs (+127, bet $100 to win $127)
- Over/under: 9
Orioles vs. Cubs: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Orioles stats and trends
Orioles betting records
- The Orioles have been favorites in 70 games this season and won 44 (62.9%) of those contests.
- This season Baltimore has won 23 of its 35 games, or 65.7%, when favored by at least -152 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
- So far this season, Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of 89 games with a total.
- The Orioles are 49-40-0 against the spread in their 89 chances this season.
Dean Kremer (Orioles probable starter)
- The Orioles are sending Kremer (4-4) out to make his 11th start of the season. He is 4-4 with a 3.93 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 55 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed five scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.93, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .197 against him.
- Kremer has three quality starts this year.
- Kremer will look to pick up his ninth outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.5 innings per appearance.
- He has had three appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Cubs offense has a collective .229 batting average, and is 26th in the league with 687 total hits and 19th in MLB action with 374 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 23rd in home runs (87) in all of MLB.
Orioles batting stats
- The Orioles have hit 146 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
- Hitters for Baltimore lead the majors with a combined .460 team slugging percentage.
- The Orioles rank sixth in MLB with a .255 team batting average.
- Baltimore leads MLB with 464 runs scored this season.
- The Orioles have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.316).
- Baltimore ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.
Cubs stats and trends
Cubs betting records
- The Cubs have been underdogs in 48 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (41.7%) in those contests.
- This season, Chicago has come away with a win four times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +127 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 44.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 39 of its 91 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Cubs are 38-52-0 against the spread in their 90 games that had a posted line this season.
Jameson Taillon (Cubs probable starter)
- Taillon (5-4) takes the mound first for the Cubs in his 15th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.99 ERA in 81 1/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.
- The righty last appeared on Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 32-year-old has a 2.99 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings during 14 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .250 to his opponents.
- Taillon is looking to claim his sixth straight quality start in this outing.
- Taillon will try to last five or more innings for his ninth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Orioles offense has the best slugging percentage (.460) and ranks first in home runs hit (146) in all of MLB. They have a collective .255 batting average, and are third in the league with 796 total hits and first in MLB play scoring 464 runs.
Cubs batting stats
- The Cubs average 1.0 home run per game to rank 23rd in baseball with 87 total home runs.
- So far this season, Chicago ranks 25th in the majors, slugging .369.
- The Cubs are 26th in MLB with a .229 batting average.
- The offense for Chicago is the No. 19 offense in baseball, scoring 4.1 runs per game (374 total runs).
- The Cubs’ .310 on-base percentage is 16th in MLB.