Orioles get thumped 8-0 by Cubs, wrap up ugly sweep

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty ImagesThe Orioles offense was nowhere to be found, and the pitching got knocked around as the Orioles lost 8-0 to the Cubs on Thursday night at Camden Yards.

There wasn’t much good news from this game, but it’s fair to say that Albert Suárez pitched better than his final line indicates.

The 34-year-old navigated the first four innings quite well. In that time, he allowed just one run—a Michael Busch walk followed by a Seiya Suzuki double in the third inning—and struck out three. Apart from hitting the lead-off hitter of the game, things were rather smooth

But it turned to ash in the fifth inning as Suárez got hit around a bit. Tomás Nido reached on an infield single…