Cubs vs Orioles Picks and Prediction – 7/10/2024

Beautiful Camden Yards will play host to a Wednesday night MLB interleague clash between the Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB free picks. The Cubs (43-49) are ten games below .500 on the road and are stuck in the NL Central Division basement. Last night, 1B Michael Busch homered as part of a four-hit night and OF Ian Happ added a three-run blast to lead Chicago to a 9-2 road triumph against Baltimore. 

Thirty year old left-hander Shota Imanaga (7-2 3.16 ERA) will take the mound for the Cubs in this matchup. Last time out, Imanaga (6 IP) gave up three runs and fanned eight batters during a 6-3 home loss versus Philadelphia. 

The Baltimore Orioles have won 29 of their first 47 home games and hold a 2.5 game lead over New York for first place in the AL East Division. On Tuesday, Baltimore SP Dean Kremer (4-5) was tagged for seven runs (5 ER) in four innings and took the loss. 2B Jordan Westburg hit his 15th home run of the year for the Orioles, who fell to 57-34 overall. 

Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde will give the nod to talented right-hander Corbin Burnes (9-3 2.32 ERA) on Wednesday. Through 112 plus innings, Burnes has struck out 105 batters and owns a sparkling 1.02 WHIP.