Cubs vs. Orioles Game Highlights (7/9/24) | MLB Highlights

James Tyler for the Cubs Dean Kramer for the O's this is a rematch of a game from last year at Wrigley Field which was won by the Orioles both pitchers come in with some pretty good momentum Dean Kramer his 11th start of the year. Yeah see the opponents batting average one ninety seven that's the best so far for Dean Kramer's career if it stays there he'll have an outstanding year and he's been good miss six weeks with that tricep injury but came back and was outstanding against Seattle just five days ago. One offering coming to Horner and that is put in the air left center field not deep charging on his Mullins going out at short. It is Henderson but the catch is made by Mullins and there is out number one to begin the game. Now it'll be Michael Bush that is hammered right field that's on its way. You can't forget it. Michael Bush a first pitch Homer and just like that the Cubs lead one to nothing. Almost half his home runs have come on either the first or second pitch. Yeah that's why we nicknamed them ambush. But when you're playing a tough team in their park you love to take that early lead. Kramer who went five scoreless against the Mariners on Wednesday gives up a run on the third pitch today. Well the splitter is split and early and a couple of good dancing ones there as Bellinger goes down swing just when he gets it and starts it right in the heart of the plate and see that late vertical movement just straight down and Bellinger swings right over the top of it. And that was the pitch for Dean Kramer that was so good in his last start against Seattle. Roll on the ground a shortstop fielded by Henderson throws on the first base and Suzuki is out ending the top half of the first starting pitcher for the Cubs J.M.O. two nine nine ERA through 14 starts and so far he's done a really good job neutralizing left handed hitters and they're hitting just two thirty two against them slugging three thirty eight. Here's the three two drilled in the air deep center field that goes Bellinger at the fence makes the catch reached up I believe maybe took a home run away from Gunner Henderson it's out number one and Adley's in a little bit of a dry spell right now seven out of forty seven one forty nine over his last 13 though he does have eleven walks in that span. Rutschman right center field there's a base hit on an 0 2 curve ball Adley elevates one to the green grass and he's the Orioles first base runner Tom Tom there among those who've been swinging hot bats swing and a miss Santander swings through that one and a big punch out a bounce in a bush. He will step on the bag and that is going to be out number three. We have reached a very important moment early in this game. Tomas Nido the number nine hitter coming up with the bases loaded and one down and this inning it was a line drive single by Ian a half and then an infield single which was off a check swing by Morrell Orioles thought they might have had a double play but the call at first base overturned on review and then Miles Mastrobone he just walked so they're loaded one out and here's Nido high fly ball right field Santander there makes the catch tagging from third and coming in to score is Ian have Nido does the job it's to nothing or two forty six three twenty nine on base just four homers in eighty two games old jam shot here right field Santander takes it away but you just can't get anything in front of this guy these days he takes away a hit and he also takes away a Cubs run announced for the first time since being named a major league all star Jordan Westbrook congratulations to him named to the team late this afternoon after Rafael Devers it was announced would be sitting out the game due to some lingering shoulder soreness he is an all star for the first time and it likely will not be the last time with a career trajectory he's on and Westbrook demolishes his ball left center field get this man to Texas already he should have been an all star Sunday he sure is one now one thing that was an all star swing is what that was one ball two strike count and West he's done this all year folks he is one of the best two strike hitters in the game of baseball he got a mistake by Jamison Tyon hit it out into the Oriole bullpen his 15th long ball of the year and make it 50 RBI is now for Westy on the year hot steamy night like tonight as a pitcher you'd like to be efficient try to get into that dugout as quickly as possible but so many dangerous hitters in this Oriole lineup you can't be super aggressive and that's in there Mullins gone on strikes now the one two to Rios swing and a miss breaking ball got him third strikeout for Jamison Tyon we move to ending number three so two three four do up for the Cubbies ground ball off Kramer's glove it Karim's to Henderson long throw is offline and into the camera well so Bellinger gets a free base on an error and that's one of those ones you Dean Kramer you won't let it go through the tennis right there but you just can't think fast enough to get out of the way and Henderson does all he can do probably should have put that one in his back pocket instead he throws it over Mount Castle does indeed and here's say a Suzuki swing and a line drive and a base hit out of the center field Bellinger on his way to the plate Mullins here's his throw cut off bellies in say an RBI single and it's three one building a little picket fence here one of the first one in the second now one in the third take advantage of the miscue by the Orioles three consecutive Cubs have reached with one out the one to a slow roller to third base Rios has it and he drops the ball and everyone's safe the second error of the inning for an Orioles infielder and they're loaded with just one out bad luck for Dean here we're going to bust this thing wide open granted slowly toward third that's going to be a fair ball and that's what a first is not in time they get the force out of third a run scores is a fielder's choice he does get an RBI and the Cubs lead four to one Orioles continue to hit in two strike counts all of a sudden here come the Orioles Zantan Darrell Bett he can tie this thing up with one swing Anthony Brown ball left side diving stop by the third base for Mastroboni the second for one on the first two a double play but a run scores and it's now a four to two game one of the best double plays you'll ever see him Miles Mastroboni starts up five six three double play and he continues to play great defense at third Ryan O'Hern will bat with two outs now the base is empty and drive into left center on the run half diving catch by Ian Happ in left center some fancy leather being flashed by the Cubs defense in this third inning two outs second and third Cubs up for two or in the fourth Cubs have scored in every inning tonight pitch to have high fly ball right field that one well struck that's on its way to Utah Street Ian Happ stays hot three run homer and it is seven to the RBI barrage continues for Ian and the Cubs with a little breathing room now open up a seven to two lead Jamison Tyone now with seven runs to work with I mean Tyone is really pitched well and that's the idea you get a nice lead five run bulge right now throw strikes if they're going to come back make them earn their comeback see you later Mountcastle gone Tyone comes out and gets a one two three Cubs lead seven to two men on traffic on the bases for the Cubs it's great to see dry base hit in the left field Niko coming in to score Bush will stop at third as the throw was bobbled and in the second goes Suzuki and the Cubs continue to pound that baseball around the yard eleven hits now in the ballgame for the Cubs Cubs have men at first and third with one away and back to the top of the order for Niko Horner bounce towards third Rios to second for one return to first out at first so we're going to take a look at that one putting the earmuffs on after you the call in the field is overturned the runner is safe Chicago will retain their challenge the Cubs head on nine to here's the one one to Bush ripped on the ground that's a base hit he's got his fourth hit of the game excellent ballgame for Bushy with four hits as you said in a big home run to start the ballgame Cody Bellinger the batter it is throw twenty two pitches in this inning from the bell he brings it and Bellinger hits a silo ball near second base Gunner Henderson walks across the bag now in front of the bag makes the catch on the grass cut out ending the inning and there is the Biggie family as Hunter Biggie will make his major league debut 12th round pick out of Harvard in twenty nineteen and this year multiple levels one thirty two era and thirteen appearances twenty two strikeouts and thirteen and two third the both of those appearances Triple A Iowa get that first big league punch out right here and their first major league strikeout for Hunter Biggie congratulations one hundred miles an hour and a big fist pump pitch on the ground into the glove of Swanson over the first ballgame Cubs win Hunter Biggie his major league debut and he gets a one two three including his first big league strikeout that was fun tonight.