Michael Busch and Ian Happ homered, and Jameson Taillon and three relievers combined for a five-hitter as the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Tuesday night.
Taillon allowed two runs and four hits with seven strikeouts and a walk over six innings. The 32-year-old right-hander retired the last 11 batters he faced. The Cubs improved to 10-4 against the Orioles since 2014, and have won four of the last five games since Aug. 18, 2022.
Happ's three-run homer gave Chicago a 7-2 lead in the fourth inning. With his 395-blast to right field, Happ joined Jason Heyward as the only Cubs players to have a homer land on Eutaw Street. Happ, who entering the game with a .171 average on the road - the lowest in the majors among qualifying hitters, according to STATS - finished 2 for 4 with a walk.
Busch had three hits, including his 12th home run, a solo shot that was the first run allowed by Orioles starter Dean Kremer in the first inning in 11 starts.Kremer, who made his second start since coming off the injured list on July 3 with a right triceps strain, allowed seven runs and seven hits over four innings. His ERA increased from 3.93 to 4.42. Tomás Nido hit a run-scoring sacrifice fly that gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the second.
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