Athletics at Chicago Cubs
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Crow-Armstrong's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th lifts Cubs past the Athletics 7-6
Crow-Armstrong also hit a solo homer, his ninth of the season, in the sixth inning for Chicago, which had lost three straight and 14 of 17.
Joel Kuhnel (1-2) gave up five Chicago hits in the ninth inning and was tagged for all four runs. Luis Medina replaced him with two outs and surrendered the tying single to Dansby Swanson before Crow-Armstrong’ knocked in Seiya Suzuki.
Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs for Chicago, which banged out seven hits in the ninth inning after just four hits in the first eight innings. Ryan Rolison (4-1) worked the final 1 1/3 innings for the Cubs.
Shea Langeliers hit two of the Athletics’ four homers and drove in three runs. Tyler Soderstrom and Jonah Heim added consecutive homers in the seventh inning that gave the A's a seemingly comfortable 6-1 lead.
Happ had a 446-foot homer to right, a two-run shot off reliever Scott Barlow that nearly cleared the right-field bleachers in the bottom of the seventh, tightening the score.
J.T. Ginn allowed just two hits, including Crow-Armstrong’s sixth-inning solo homer, in the first six innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
Langeliers’ fourth-inning solo shot smacked the right-field wall and caromed out of the basket onto the field. It was ruled a homer after a brief review.
Alika Williams scored the As’ second run in the sixth when Crow-Armstrong lost Henry Bolte’s deep fly, which landed behind him near the warning track. Langeliers came up two batters later and made it 4-0 with his 16th homer.
Chicago’s Shota Imanaga (4-7) gave up all six A's runs. He allowed six hits with a walk and struck out five before being pulled after Soderstrom and Heim homered in the seventh.
Cubs: RHP Ben Brown (2-2, 1.92 ERA) starts Friday afternoon against LHP Robbie Ray (3-6, 4.45) for visiting San Francisco.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Crow-Armstrong singled to right, Suzuki scored, Swanson to third. |
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9th Inning | Swanson to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Swanson singled to center, Alcántara scored, Suzuki to third. |
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9th Inning | Medina relieved Kuhnel |
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9th Inning | Suzuki singled to left, Alcántara to second. |
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9th Inning | Suzuki hit for Ramirez |
Statistics
ATH |
CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 7 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 35 |
| 4 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 7 | Runners Left On Base | 7 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 128 | Pitches | 147 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 20 | Total Bases | 20 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 648.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 5.4 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .314 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .606 | Slugging Percentage | .571 |
| .485 | Secondary Average | .286 |
| .278 | On Base Percentage | .351 |
| .884 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .923 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 5.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.5 |
| 45.0 | Batter Rating | 52.0 |
| 8.3 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.56 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .394 | Isolated Power | .257 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.10 |
| .083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .027 |
| .273 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.029 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 90.3 | MLB Rating | 96.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,419 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
Los Angeles |
10 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |


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