OAKLAND, Calif. — Cody Bellinger hit an RBI single to interrupt a scoreless tie and ignite a four-run outburst within the eighth inning, main the Chicago Cubs to a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night time.
Seiya Suzuki led off the inning with a stroll. Patrick Wisdom adopted with a double, sending Suzuki to 3rd. Bellinger then lined his first hit of the sport previous a diving Ryan Noda into proper area, scoring Suzuki and placing the Cubs in entrance.
“Wis made my job a little easier, getting the guy to third, less than two (outs),” Bellinger mentioned. “Got a pitch up in the zone and just wanted to stay through it and put the ball in play.”
Yan Gomes adopted with an RBI groundout and Nick Madrigal added an RBI single to present Chicago a three-run lead. Madrigal scored on a fielding error by proper fielder Conner Capel and the Cubs clinched their fourth straight collection win.
“It was a huge win,” Bellinger mentioned. “Obviously, it was a struggle today early on. But throughout a long season, these types of games are going to happen. For us to come out on top and get a W in those circumstances was good.”
Marcus Stroman continued his robust begin to the season, pitching six scoreless innings and placing out 5 to decrease his ERA to 0.75. Mark Leiter Jr. (1-0) labored a scoreless seventh for his first win of the season.
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“I just feel good, mentally, physically, emotionally,” Stroman mentioned. “I just feel like I’m very in tune right now, on and off the field. I feel like the defense behind me is incredible. They’re giving me more confidence. I feel like the vibe of the squad in the clubhouse is amazing. I feel like it’s everything kind of playing into one.”
Oakland starter Ken Waldichuk pitched 5 scoreless innings, placing out 5. Reliever Trevor May (2-3) managed to get only one out and was charged with three runs and the loss.
“Wal did a great job,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned. “He really, really commanded the baseball, threw strikes, pounded the zone.”
The A’s completed with simply two hits.
Oakland misplaced its sixth straight sport and fell to 3-15, matching the 1951 Philadelphia A’s for the worst 18-game begin in franchise historical past. The Athletics have additionally misplaced their first six collection for the primary time in membership historical past.
MILLER TIME
The A’s will promote high pitching prospect Mason Miller from Triple-A Las Vegas to begin Wednesday’s collection finale. The 24-year-old right-hander was dominant in his lone Triple-A outing final Friday, pitching 5 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts and averaging 100 mph along with his fastball.
“I watched every pitch Mason threw in Las Vegas the other night and if that’s not forcing your way here, I don’t know what is,” normal supervisor David Forst mentioned. “He’s incredibly talented and a number of factors made it so that he is the right guy to be here tomorrow and start the game.”
Miller was a third-round draft choose in 2021 out of Gardner-Webb University. He will be a part of the beginning rotation rather than RHP James Kaprielian, who pitched out of the bullpen Tuesday night time.
“The stuff is real,” Kotsay praised. “The velocity is real. The breaking ball is good. The fact that in Triple-A, he went there and threw strikes, dominated the strike zone and really had that much success was impressive.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: LF Brent Rooker left the sport after one inning with hamstring tightness. He was changed by Tyler Wade. … OF Ramón Laureano missed his second straight sport with proper hamstring tightness, although he was obtainable off the bench. … INF Jace Peterson returned to the lineup after lacking Monday’s sport with left wrist soreness. … RHP Dany Jiménez was positioned on the 15-day injured record with a proper shoulder pressure. RHP Adam Oller was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to exchange him on the lively roster. … RHP Domingo Acevedo (left again pressure) threw a bullpen session and is anticipated to start a rehab task with Triple-A Las Vegas within the subsequent couple of days.
UP NEXT
Cubs LHP Justin Steele (2-0, 1.42 ERA) begins Wednesday afternoon towards Miller, who’s making his main league debut.
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