The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs will play Friday at Wrigley Field. First pitch is at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Baltimore (42-25 SU and 42-25 RL) is starting lefty Cole Irvin. The 29-year-old is 1-2 with a 7.85 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP in five appearances (four starts).
Chicago (30-37 SU and 36-31 RL) is starting righty Kyle Hendricks. The 33-year-old is 1-2 with a 3.09 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP in four outings this season.
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The Orioles have won five of their last six games. They're 17 games over .500 and firmly in the mix in the AL East division race.
Baltimore averages 5.00 runs per game (6th) and hits .253 (14th) with a .749 OPS (10th). The O's have hit 80 home runs (11th) and stolen 53 bases (9th) this year. The pitching staff sports a 4.15 ERA (13th) and a 1.33 WHIP (19th) with 22 quality starts.
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Irvin gets the start for the visitors in this interleague clash. He gave up one earned run and six hits in 5.1 innings versus Kansas City in his last start, picking up the win. The southpaw has only pitched in two games with the big league squad since mid-April.
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