Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago Cubs Prediction: Orioles won’t lose this finale

Oriole Park at Camden Yards will host the finale of a three-game series between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs. The Cubs won the first two games of this series and will eye a sweep. Can the Baltimore Orioles avoid a sweep in this series?

The Baltimore Orioles will hope to avoid a series defeat after poor performances in their first two games. In two games, the Baltimore Orioles scored just two runs while already conceding 13. However, this team secured a win in their prior series, which was against the Oakland Athletics, picking wins over 2-3 and 3-6; however, suffering a blowout defeat of 19-8 in one of their matches. 

Heading into this finale, the Baltimore Orioles have a 57-35 record and are seated 2nd in the American League standings.

The Chicago Cubs will feel confident after what could be said to be a more than extraordinary performance in this series. In the opener, this team won by seven runs in a 2-9 encounter and then pulled off a 0-4 win in game 2. However, the Chicago Cubs have a 6-4 record in their last ten matches, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies in those games. 

The starter slot for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday will be Justin Steele. Steele is 1-3 this year with a 2.95 ERA in 13 starts. Steele is 25-19 in his career with a 3.23 ERA in 87 games (76 starts).

The Orioles have been below par in this series, and looking at this side, there is much to improve. The Chicago Cubs have been decent in their last two series, but they come in again as underdogs. This could be tough, but the Baltimore Orioles are ahead and should get things right this time.