Sampson comes up bigĀ
Adrian Sampson shined against the O's, striking out 6 over 5 2/3 scoreless innings and making one huge play.
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Willson Contreras mashes two home runs against the Orioles, pushing his home run total to 19
Adrian Sampson nabs Austin Hays, and the original call stands following a review in the bottom of the 5th inning
Brandon Hughes picks up his first save of the season after Nick Madrigal catches a line drive and flips to second base for the double play
Willson Contreras drills his second homer of the day and 19th of the season to left field, pushing the Cubs' lead to 3-0 in the top of the 8th inning
Rafael Ortega crushes a solo homer to right field, his sixth of the season, increasing the Cubs' lead to 2-0 in the top of the 8th inning
Adrian Sampson strikes out six batters through 5 2/3 innings scoreless innings of work in his start against the Orioles
Willson Contreras drills a solo homer to right field, his 18th of the season, putting the Cubs on top 1-0 in the top of the 6th inning
Adrian Sampson fields a bunt and flips it home to nab Austin Hays for the second out in the bottom of the 5th
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ā Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 17, 2022
Yan Gomes smacks a base hit to right field, scoring Franmil Reyes and giving the Cubs a 3-2 lead in the top of the 7th
P.J. Higgins blasts a homer to left-center field, scoring Rafael Ortega and giving the Cubs a 2-1 lead in the top of the 5th inning