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Cody Bellinger and Nick Madrigal had RBI
singles in the eighth-inning uprising, which began after Stroman
and A's left-hander Ken Waldichuk had done most of the heavy
lifting in a scoreless tie.
Trevor May (2-3), the Athletics' fourth pitcher, set the stage
for the Cubs' scoring by walking the first man he faced, Seiya
Suzuki. Wisdom doubled to put runners at second and third before
Bellinger opened the scoring with his single.
Wisdom scored on Yan Gomes' infield out to make it 2-0, after
which Richard Lovelady replaced May and served up Madrigal's
run-scoring hit following an Eric Hosmer groundout. A fourth run
scored when A's right fielder Conner Capel dropped Nico
Hoerner's fly ball.
Mark Leiter Jr. (1-0), the Cubs' second pitcher, was awarded the
win after pitching a scoreless seventh. Michael Fulmer and
Michael Rucker went three outs apiece to complete Chicago's
third shutout of the season.
The A's finished with just two hits, both off Stroman, who gave
up a double to Capel, one other single and two walks in his six
innings. He struck out five.
The six-inning, no-run effort was the right-hander's third of
the season. He's allowed just two runs in 24 innings.
Waldichuk was almost as good, throwing five shutout innings in
which he allowed five hits, including a Hoerner double, and
three walks. He struck out five.
The rookie had been bombed for 17 runs in just 15 innings in his
first three starts of the season.
Suzuki went 2-for-2 with three walks for the Cubs, who clinched
a winning trip with a fourth win in the first five contests of
the six-game trip. Chicago totaled eight hits.
The loss was Oakland's sixth straight overall and fifth in a row
to start a six-game homestand that ends with an afternoon affair
against the Cubs on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
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