Orioles defeat Cubs, notch their 10th straight victory

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Anthony Santander hit a two-run double to spark Baltimore’s three-run first inning, Spenser Watkins and four relievers scattered six hits and the Orioles extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

It’s the Orioles’ longest winning streak in a single season since they won 13 in a row from Sept. 7-22, 1999.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman, left, acknowledges starting pitcher Spenser Watkins' strikeout of Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ, center, to end the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

According to ESPN Stats & Info, the only team with a longer current drought without a double-digit win streak in a season is Miami, which has never had one.

With the victory, the Orioles (45-44) also went over the .500 mark for the first time since April 8, 2021, when they were 4-3. Baltimore finished off the game to chants of "Let’s Go O’s!" at Wrigley Field, where the Orioles were playing their first series since 2014.

"We feel every bit of Birdland, especially here," Watkins said. "You have ‘O’ chants going on in Wrigley Field. That’s pretty cool."

The Cubs lost their sixth consecutive game, their longest skid since dropping 10 straight games June 4-16.

RAYS BEAT RED SOX AGAIN, ALL-STAR SHANE MCCLANAHAN DAZZLES IN VICTORY

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Spenser Watkins delivers during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Watkins (3-1) limited the Cubs to four hits in