Overview
- Justin Turner delivered a two-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning off Keegan Akin to secure the Cubs’ 5-3 win at Wrigley Field.
- Pinch-hitter Ryan Noda, making his Orioles debut after being claimed off waivers, tied the game with an RBI single in the ninth.
- The Orioles rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits but faltered late as their bullpen surrendered decisive runs.
- Chicago’s relief corps produced 3⅓ hitless innings, highlighted by contributions from Drew Pomeranz, Andrew Kittredge and Brad Keller.
- The Cubs remain two games behind NL Central–leading Milwaukee, and Baltimore has recalled Ryan Noda and claimed Vidal Bruján and Carson Ragsdale ahead of its series in Philadelphia.