Christopher Morel homers as Cubs beat Orioles 10-3 for 4th straight win

CHICAGO — Christopher Morel homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Friday for his or her fourth straight win.

Dansby Swanson and Miguel Amaya additionally linked for Chicago, which broke open a detailed recreation with six runs within the sixth inning. Nico Hoerner had two hits and two RBIs, and Kyle Hendricks (2-2) pitched 5 efficient innings for his second straight victory.

Chicago (32-37) has gained six of seven, and the four-game win streak matched its season excessive.

Baltimore (43-26) had gained six of seven. But Cole Irvin (1-3) was pulled within the fifth, and the bullpen faltered in a three-game collection opener.

Mike Baumann issued consecutive walks starting the sixth, and runners superior on Cionel Pérez’s balk forward of pinch-hitter Ian Happ’s two-run single. Morel made it 8-2 with a two-run double off Reed Garrett with two outs, and Seiya Suzuki added an RBI single.

Chicago, in all-blue uniforms with “Wrigleyville” throughout the chest, completed with 12 hits for its fourth straight recreation in double digits.

Ryan O’Hearn had three hits for Baltimore, and Austin Hays collected two hits and two RBIs. O’Hearn is batting .396 (21 for 53) in his final 16 video games.

Chicago jumped in entrance on Amaya’s first homer at Wrigley Field, a leadoff drive to left within the third. The catching prospect made his large league debut in May and linked for his first homer June 4 at San Diego.

Irvin retired the subsequent two batters earlier than Swanson and Morel mixed for the sixth set of back-to-back homers for Chicago this season. It was the seventh homer for Swanson, and No. 12 for Morel.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: 1B Ryan Mountcastle (vertigo) is “starting to feel a little bit better,” supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned. “But he’s still a little bit under the weather.” Mountcastle was positioned on the 10-day injured record on Tuesday.

Cubs: RHP Codi Heuer (restoration from Tommy John surgical procedure) is scheduled for one more rehab look with Triple-A Iowa this weekend. … LHP Brandon Hughes (left knee irritation) was slated to play catch on Friday for the second straight day.

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