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CHICAGO — Brandon Hyde has many fond memories of Wrigley Field. As a member of the Chicago Cubs’ front office and coaching staff, he watched the organization endure a rebuild and end a championship drought of more than a century.

The Cubs have won seven of eight and pulled within four games of .500.

The Baltimore Orioles will meet the Chicago Cubs in a three-game series opening on Friday at the iconic Wrigley Field.

The Mariners headed into Game 67 on Wednesday vs. the Marlins with a 33-33 record, which is about 10 highway stops ahead of where they were around this point last year. Remember, it was after Game 68 in 2022 that the Mariners sat at 29-39 and appeared locked out of…

BALTIMORE — Only three major league pitchers have surrendered more home runs this season than Baltimore right-hander Tyler Wells. Fortunately for the Orioles, they were facing one of them Thursday.

The point of the package is to give Peacock exclusivity until the rest of the schedule begins, which can be no earlier than 12:35 p.m. Hence the 12:05 start for Orioles-Cubs.

If the season ended today, only two of the five biggest spenders would make the playoffs.

BALTIMORE — Under the surface of one of their best offensive performances of the season, the Orioles ended Tuesday night quietly. Adam Frazier’s RBI single in the sixth inning marked their season-high 17th hit. They did not record another.

BALTIMORE — In discussing his recognition as the American League Player of the Week before Tuesday night’s series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson credited the team’s hitting coaches for helping him work through the slump that marred the opening months of his rookie season.