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OAKLAND — Rookie Hayden Wesneski didn’t feel like himself for the first few innings of the Cubs’ 10-1 win against the A’s on Monday.
It was hard to tell. Yes, he gave up hard contact in the first inning and a couple more hits in the second, but that’s nitpicking. He then turned around and retired 15 straight batters.
“Maybe tomorrow I’ll watch it and I’ll feel happier about it,” Wesneski said of his dominant start. “But early I didn’t have the confidence.