The A’s beat the Cubs 5-2 in Cactus League action on Monday. It was Oakland’s fifth straight win, and after opening the spring with five straight losses they’ve now improved their record to 7-6.
The A’s didn’t collect any hits through the first five innings. Their only baserunners during that span came on a pair of walks, both by catcher Sean Murphy, who was making his Cactus League debut after recovering from a minor offseason knee cleanup. (Here’s more on Murphy’s first game, from insider Martin Gallegos.)
The no-hitter was finally broken up by 2B candidate Franklin Barreto, who tripled to lead off the 6th and then scored on a sac fly by 1st-round draft pick Logan Davidson.