The Chicago Cubs acquired three new pitchers at the trade deadline. Those moves led to them designating Ryan Pressly for assignment.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs’ targeted, incremental moves around the trade deadline did not leave chairman Tom Ricketts disappointed. Roughly 74 hours before Thursday’s 5 p.m. CT deadline, the Cubs announced a contract extension for president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, whose group has built one of the National League’s best teams.

The Cubs will give the ball to Ben Brown (5-7) against the Orioles and Tomoyuki Sugano (8-5). The Cubs were vicotrious 10-3 over the Brewers Wednesday in their most recent game. Kyle Tucker went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs to lead them offensively while Shota Imanaga was picked up the victory after throwing five innings,

Chicago is the -153 favorite on the money line (risk $153 to win $100) in the latest Cubs vs. Orioles odds, while Baltimore is a +127 underdog (risk $100 to win $127). The over/under for total runs scored is 7.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday that the 2027 MLB All-Star Game will be played at the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field on July 13, 2027.