The Athletics erased a two-run deficit with late heroics before winning 5-4 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Oakland scored twice in the eighth to tie the game, then pushed across the winning run in the 10th to hand Chicago its second straight loss.
Pete Crow-Armstrong powered the Cubs' early offense, going 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in the third inning that gave Chicago a 3-2 lead. Seiya Suzuki also homered, connecting for a solo shot in the second inning. Michael Busch added an RBI triple in the fourth that extended the Cubs' advantage to 4-2.
Oakland's comeback began in the eighth when Colby Thomas homered to left center, cutting the deficit to one. Tyler Soderstrom then singled to right, scoring Shea Langeliers to tie the game at 4-4. In the 10th inning, Nick Kurtz singled to left, bringing Williams home with what proved to be the winning run.
Ethan Roberts suffered his first loss of the season, allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning. Hogan Harris earned the win with a scoreless 10th inning, improving to 3-0. Justin Sterner recorded his first save, working a perfect bottom of the 10th.
Ian Happ reached 1,000 career hits in this game, collecting two doubles in a 2-for-4 performance. Seiya Suzuki sits five home runs away from 100 for his career. Chicago fell to 32-29 while Oakland improved to 29-31.