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The five-hit game was the first of Bellinger's
career and also extended his hitting streak to seven games.
Ian Happ went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5
with three runs, a stolen base and an RBI and Seiya Suzuki added
three hits for Chicago, which won for the fifth time in seven
games.
Hayden Wesneski (1-0) picked up the win, allowing one run on
five hits over seven innings. He struck out seven and retired 17
of the last 18 batters he faced, including 15 in a row at one
point.
Kyle Muller (0-1) took the loss for Oakland, which dropped its
fifth straight game. Muller allowed six runs on 13 hits over
four-plus innings while walking two and striking out three.
Esteury Ruiz had two hits for the A's.
Oakland took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Ruiz led
off with a single, went to third on a single by Ryan Noda and
scored on a fielder's choice by Aledmys Diaz.
Chicago tied it in the second when Wisdom lined a 428-foot home
run into the bleachers in left center, and then took a 2-1 lead
an inning later on an RBI single by Suzuki.
The Cubs sent nine batters to the plate while extending the lead
to 6-1 in the fourth, which was highlighted by a line-drive
double off by wall in center by Bellinger, RBI singles by Yan
Gomes and Hoerner and a two-run single by Happ.
Chicago then broke the game open with a four-run eighth, which
featured Wisdom's second homer of the night and fifth in four
games, a 412-foot three-run blast to center.
--Field Level Media
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