Matt Garza outduels Bartolo Colon as Cubs hold off A's
Matt Garza pitched eight sharp innings for his third consecutive win, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
3
Oakland Athletics
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Coliseum · 35,067 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Bogusevic doubled to left, D Navarro scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
B Moss homered to right (386 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
L Valbuena homered to right (357 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 1: in play
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End Inning 3-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Reddick struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 3-1
J Jaso stole second.
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Stolen Base 3-1
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
J Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Jaso walked.
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
J Jaso batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Donaldson struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
J Donaldson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Moss fouled out to left.
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
B Moss batting
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Play Result 3-1
K Gregg relieved M Garza.
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Start Inning 3-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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End Inning 3-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
N Schierholtz fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispCF4
Seth SmithDH12
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
John JasoC28
Josh ReddickRF22
Eric Sogard2B4
CHC
Luis Valbuena3B18
Starlin CastroSS13
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Alfonso SorianoDH12
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Dioner NavarroC17
Brian BogusevicLF17
Darwin Barney2B20
Julio BorbonCF29
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