BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Colin Rea pitched 5 1/3 innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two home runs as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Crow-Armstrong went 2 for 4 with two homers and two RBIs. Seiya Suzuki added a three-run homer in the seventh inning as the Cubs scored five runs in the frame to build a 9-3 lead. Baltimore answered with Tyler O’Neill homering twice, a solo shot in the seventh and another in the eighth, and Coby Mayo hitting a solo homer in the eighth. The Orioles outhit the Cubs 14-8 but could not complete the comeback.

Rea (7-5) allowed three earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts. Dean Kremer (1-2) took the loss, giving up four earned runs over five innings. Jacob Webb earned his fourth save with a scoreless ninth inning.

The Cubs improved to 52-40, while Baltimore fell to 42-51. Attendance was 18,935, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.