OAKLAND — The Cubs ran into a surprisingly tough A’s pitching staff Tuesday night and the teams matched zeroes for seven innings.
Then the Cubs put together several timely hits in a row and took advantage of an Oakland error and won their second straight from the A’s 4-0, as four Cubs pitchers combined to throw a two-hit shutout. It was the Cubs’ second blanking of the year.
This game did not start out well from anyone’s standpoint. Neither Marcus Stroman nor A’s starter Ken Waldichuk could throw strikes in the first inning, which lasted almost half an hour and 51 total pitches.