The Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs are set to begin a three-game series at Wrigley Field today. The matchup pits the Orioles (50-59), who were sellers at the recent trade deadline, against the Cubs (63-45), who are in the midst of a tight NL Central race.
The Orioles come into the series having won five of their last six games, including taking three out of four from the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays. However, they will be without key pieces, as Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn were traded away on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Cubs have been treading water recently, going 4-6 in their last 10 games, which has caused them to fall one game behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the division. The Cubs were active at the trade deadline, adding pitchers including Michael Soroka.
Pitching in today's game will be Trevor Rogers (4-1, 1.49 ERA) for the Orioles and Cade Horton (4-3, 3.67 ERA) for the Cubs. First pitch is scheduled for 2:20 PM ET.
