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The Cubs (32-30) squandered a two-run lead in the eighth inning
and lost their third straight and for the 18th time in 23 games.
Pinch-hitter Colby Thomas hit a 426-foot solo homer over the
left-field bleachers in the eighth, and Tyler Soderstrom drove
in his second run of the game with his second single as the
Athletics tied it 4-all, with both runs coming off reliever
Caleb Thielbar.
Chicago's Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki homered, and Ian
Happ had two doubles, including the 1,000th hit of his career.
Happ became the 37th Cubs player to each 1,000 hits — and the
second Chicago switch-hitter to accomplish the feat — with a
double to right in the fourth. The four-time Gold Glove left
fielder reached the milestone batting right-handed against A's
lefty Jeffrey Springs. He doubled again in the eighth.
Crow-Armstrong extended his hitting streak to eight games with a
two-run drive, his eighth, in the third. Michael Busch tripled
in a run.
Hogan Harris (3-0) the Athletics' fifth reliever, pitched a
1-2-3 ninth for the win. Justin Sterner retired all three Cubs
hitters in the 10th for his first save.
Soderstrom extended his hitting streak to a season-high nine
games and is 14-for-32 (.438) during the stretch. Williams had
an RBI.
Cubs starter Colin Rea allowed two runs on four hits in 5 1/3
innings. Springs allowed four runs on seven hits in 3 2/3
innings, but avoided a seventh straight loss when the A's
rallied.
The Athletics jumped ahead 1-0 in the first, then led 2-0 in the
second. Suzuki’s drive to left in the bottom half cut it to 2-1.
Up next
Athletics RHP J.T. Ginn (3-3, 2.87 ERA) is scheduled to face
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (4-6, 4.37) in Thursdays' series finale
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