CHICAGO — The Cubs beat the Orioles 9 to 7 on Wednesday behind five home runs, including two by Pete Crow Armstrong, who became the first player in Major League Baseball this season to reach 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. The series finale in Baltimore will be moved from 5:35 p.m. to 12:35 p.m. today because of the forecast for bad weather. The White Sox were shut out by the Red Sox at Rate Field as Davis Martin took the loss and fell to 9 and 4. The Cardinals snapped a long losing streak with a 5 to 1 win over the Brewers in St. Louis. Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander announced that 2026 will be his final Major League season. The 43 year old three time Cy Young Award winner has not pitched since April because of an injury and said the difficult season confirmed it was time to retire.
