If you missed Wednesday night’s game at Camden Yards, you missed a full-tilt classic. Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles gave fans contest of big homers, comeback attempts that were tense and non-stop energy July 8, 2026. The Cubs ultimately walked away with a 9-7 road victory, but it was far from easy.
Let’s dive into how this wild night of baseball actually played out.
Chicago Brings the Power
Honestly, if you love seeing baseballs hit out of the park, the Cubs put on a perfect show for you. Chicago’s offense was completely dialed in, smashing a total of five home runs. The spotlight really belongs to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. He is having a phenomenal year and absolutely punished the baseball, hitting two home runs off Orioles starter Dean Kremer.
The fifth inning was simply a nightmare for Baltimore. Right after the Orioles took a brief lead, the Cubs flipped the game upside down. Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly stepped up to the plate and hit back-to-back home runs on the very first two pitches of the inning. It took the air right out of the stadium.
Later on, Seiya Suzuki basically delivered the knockout punch—or so we thought. With two guys on base in the seventh inning, Suzuki crushed a huge three-run homer into the left-field seats, giving Chicago a massive 9-3 lead.
The Orioles Show Incredible Heart
When you are down by six runs late in a game, a lot of teams will just pack it in and look forward to tomorrow. Not the Orioles. Even though starting pitcher Dean Kremer had a really tough night, giving up four home runs in just five innings, the guys in the dugout never stopped fighting.
First baseman Pete Alonso gave the hometown fans something to cheer about early with his 20th home run of the season, but the real magic happened in the late innings. The Baltimore bench players completely took over. Tyler O’Neill hit a huge pinch-hit home run to get things rolling in the seventh.
Then, the eighth inning got completely amazing. Coby Mayo stepped up and launched a 420-foot rocket into the upper deck. Right after that, O’Neill came back up and hit another huge home run. His second of the night!
All of a sudden, the score was 9-7. The nearly 19,000 fans inside Camden Yards were on their feet, cheering at the top of their lungs. Even young star Jackson Holliday chipped in with an impressive four hits on the night, proving this team has plenty of fight left in them, even though they are sitting at a tough 42-51 record this season.
Closing Out a Thriller
With the crowd going wild and all the momentum shifting to Baltimore, the Cubs really had to sweat it out. Winning on the road is never easy, especially when the home crowd gets that loud and the other team has nothing to lose.
Chicago’s starting pitcher, Colin Rea, earned the win after grinding through the early innings, but it was ultimately up to the bullpen to finish the job. After the Orioles brought the game within two runs, Chicago called on relief pitcher Jacob Webb in the ninth inning to finally shut the door.
Webb stayed completely calm under the intense pressure. He threw strikes, trusted his defense, and quickly got three straight ground outs—including a final out from Pete Alonso—to earn the save and end the game.
At the end of the day, the Cubs proved that their offense is dangerously good right now and can carry them through tight spots. For the Orioles, the loss definitely stings, but you have to respect a team that refuses to give up until the very last out.
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