Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Athletics

66-86

4-3

Final

Cubs

77-74

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
CHC	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Who won: Athletics 4-3

The Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 1st inning. Shea Langeliers went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Athletics. Ian Happ went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Sep 17

Shea Langeliers homers twice as the Oakland A's edge the Chicago Cubs 4-3

Shea Langeliers homered twice, including a towering solo drive that cleared the Wrigley Field bleachers in left, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Athletics 30-47 on the road; Cubs 39-34 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

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ESPN · 5d ago

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ESPN · 5d ago

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Recap · 5d ago

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ESPN · 6d ago

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · 6d ago

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

ESPN · Sep 28

Athletics 'not satisfied' with season derailed by injuries

Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West

Mitch Spence SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 4.58 ERA, 126 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Lawrence ButlerRF
2Brent RookerDH
3Shea LangeliersC
4JJ BledayCF
5Zack Gelof2B
6Jacob WilsonSS
7Tyler Nevin1B
8Daz CameronLF
9Max Schuemann3B

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Jordan Wicks SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 5.48 ERA, 42 K, 1.63 WHIP

Lineup

1Ian HappLF
2Dansby SwansonSS
3Seiya SuzukiDH
4Cody BellingerRF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Michael Busch1B
7Nico Hoerner2B
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
9Christian BethancourtC

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Cubs 9, Athletics 2 (Sep 16)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 32,718
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Paul Clemons (First Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)