Cubs v Orioles MLB Prediction and Pick, Today's MLB Betting Picks, 7-9-2026

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Our Cubs v Orioles Pick: ORIOLES

Baltimore is the value side despite Chicago’s superior offensive numbers. The Cubs average over five runs per game and rank among MLB’s best defensively, but their pitching staff has been inconsistent, posting a 4.32 ERA while the bullpen has converted just 53.1% of save opportunities. The Orioles counter with a more dependable late-inning unit, a stronger save percentage (66.7%), and Trevor Rogers, whose career 3.95 ERA and 3.90 FIP compare favorably to David Peterson’s 4.23 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. While Chicago has the more explosive lineup, Baltimore’s steadier bullpen and slight edge in the starting pitching matchup make the Orioles a solid value play to capitalize if the game is close late. Pick: Baltimore.

MATCHUP	Cubs	Orioles
Cubs v Orioles Moneyline	-144	+120
Where	Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD
When	Thursday, July 9, 2026

Cubs v Orioles MLB Prediction – 7-9-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

Here is our Cubs v Orioles MLB Prediction for both teams:

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The Chicago Cubs have a slugging percentage of.409 and have been called out on strikes 767 times. On the other hand, they have been walked 400 times. They have earned 429 RBI’s as well as 759 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .244. As a team, the Cubs have knocked 112 balls out of the park and reached 144 doubles. They have also hit 144 home runs. Their batting average as a team is.338 while they have scored 460 runs. The Chicago Cubs are currently finishing in fifth place in Major League Baseball with a team average of 5.1 runs scored per game.

The pitching staff as a whole has a WHIP of 1.27, and they have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 in their lineup. Not only have Cubs pitchers allowed 137 home runs, but they have also allowed 411 runs in total, which places them sixteenth in the league. The Chicago Cubs have allowed 744 base knocks, which is equivalent to 8.3 per nine innings, and 389 earned runs. In the Major League Baseball, the Cubs have a team earned run average of 4.32, which ranks 19th, and their pitching staff has struck out 717 batters. They have walked 282 batters from opposing teams, and their batting average per inning (FIP) for the season is 4.72.

The relievers for the Cubs have a save percentage of 53.1% and have put themselves in 69 different situations where they needed to make a save. Throughout the course of the season, they have made a total of 17 saves, but they have failed to make 15 of the 32 save opportunities they have had. The bullpen relievers have inherited 135 runners on the season with 31.9% of them ended up scoring. In addition to having 86 appearances in high leverage situations, the bullpen relievers for the Cubs have entered the game 94 times with opponents already on base. From the beginning of the season until now, the Cubs have sent 293 bullpen pitchers out to the mound. As of right now, the relievers have completed 31 holds throughout the course of the season, which places them 29th in the league.

During the course of the season, the Chicago Cubs have accumulated 2,428 putouts, 838 assists, and 37 mistakes. In the professional baseball league, they have a fielding percentage of.989, which places them in fourth place, and they have accomplished 64 double plays. The Cubs are now ranked third in baseball due to the fact that they have converted 71.9% of the baseballs that have been touched into outs during the course of their 7,233 innings played on the field.

During his time in the Major League Baseball, Peterson has thrown 631 innings and has a total of 619 strikeouts. His ERA is 4.23 (297 earned runs allowed) and he has a lifetime WHIP of 1.381. In addition to 265 walks, he has allowed 607 base knocks, which is equivalent to 8.7 hits per nine innings. There have been 2,714 hitters that Peterson has faced in the major leagues, and he has earned a fielding average of 4.17. His career record is 38-31.

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Not only has Baltimore hit 104 home runs so far this season, but they have also collected 405 runs batted in. Over the course of their career, they have amassed a total of 418 runs, in addition to achieving a total of 353 free bases and 140 doubles. Over the course of the season, the Baltimore Orioles have maintained a batting average of.237 and a team on-base percentage of.318 across the board. The Orioles have a team slugging percentage of.393, and they currently rank fifteenth in baseball with an average of 4.54 runs scored per game. Their total number of hits is 727, and they have been called out on strikes 844 times, which places them fourth in the Major League Baseball.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.373 and a FIP of 4.21 so far this season. Additionally, the Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.373. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (728 strikeouts versus 324 free passes). As a pitching staff, they are presently placed 25th in the Major League Baseball in terms of total hits given up, with 795. They are ranked 23rd in baseball in terms of the number of runs they allow per nine innings, and they have allowed 100 home runs. To this point in the season, the pitching staff for Baltimore has allowed 449 runs to be scored against them, resulting in an earned run average of 4.35 (394 earned runs allowed).

At this point in time, the Orioles have 82 save situations, 51 of which have been held, and 10 of which have been blown. In the thirty opportunities for saves that Baltimore has had, relief pitchers have been called upon to take the mound, and they have earned twenty saves. A total of 117 inherited runners have been inherited by Baltimore relievers, and they have an inherited scoring rate of 26.5%. Their relievers have came in 82 times in high leverage situations and on 85 occasions with runners on. They have a save percentage of 66.7%, which places them in 14th place in baseball, and they have sent 299 bullpen relievers to the mound throughout the course of the season.

The fielding percentage of the Baltimore Orioles is.984, which places them in 21st place among all professional baseball teams. They have also recorded 65 double plays. As of the current season, the Orioles have accumulated a total of 2,447 putouts, 781 assists, and 54 errors during the course of the season. A defensive efficiency of 68.9%, which places the Orioles in 25th place in all of professional baseball, has been achieved by the team after 7,341 innings of play.

In his tenure as a professional baseball player, Rogers has allowed 563 base hits while also collecting 586 strikeouts over the course of 604 innings pitched. In addition to having a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 3.9, he has allowed 265 earned runs to be scored against him. During his career in professional baseball, he has faced 2,580 hitters, and his strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.62. Rogers has a personal record of 30 wins and 44 losses throughout the course of his career. He has a 3.95 earned run average and has allowed 8.4 hits per nine innings pitched.

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