Athletics at Chicago Cubs
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Kurtz drives in winning run in 10th as A's beat Cubs 5-4; Chicago's Happ reaches 1,000 career hits
Kurtz extended his hitting streak to five games with his hit in the 10th off Ethan Roberts (0-1), Chicago's sixth reliever.
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.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Bregman lined out to right. |
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10th Inning | Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging. |
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10th Inning | Hoerner lined out to center, Alcántara to third. |
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10th Inning | Sterner relieved Harris |
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10th Inning | Alcántara ran for Amaya |
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10th Inning | Butler in right field. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 37 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 4 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 150 | Pitches | 173 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 15 | Total Bases | 21 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 7 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created | 5.7 |
| .263 | Batting Average | .243 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .395 | Slugging Percentage | .568 |
| .158 | Secondary Average | .378 |
| .300 | On Base Percentage | .282 |
| .695 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .850 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 3.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.3 |
| 37.0 | Batter Rating | 41.5 |
| 38.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.75 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.44 |
| .132 | Isolated Power | .324 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .050 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .051 |
| -.105 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .135 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 85.8 | MLB Rating | 88.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 31,922 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 33 | 30 | .524 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 30 | 31 | .492 | 2 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 30 | 32 | .484 | 2.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 28 | 35 | .444 | 5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 24 | 39 | .381 | 9 | W1 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 37 | 22 | .627 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 32 | 28 | .533 | 5.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 33 | 29 | .532 | 5.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 32 | 30 | .516 | 6.5 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 31 | 30 | .508 | 7 | L1 |