They made their first maneuver to address that part of the roster Wednesday night by acquiring right-hander Michael Soroka from the Washington Nationals, and they obtained 35-year-old reliever Andrew Kittredge from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday morning.

The Chicago Cubs bolstered their pitching staff ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline by adding right-handers Michael Soroka from the Washington Nationals and Andrew Kittredge from the Baltimore Orioles

The Cubs played it safe, and the White Sox tried to muster enthusiasm for another season of Luis Robert Jr. Chicago fans shook their heads.

The Chicago Cubs need to make a few more additions ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. There's a chance they add to the bullpen in a big way.

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer makes a couple of moves to accommodate the team's trade deadline additions

Preview the Aug. 2 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

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.