The Athletics defeated the Cubs 2-1 at Wrigley Field in a pitcher's duel that turned on two Oakland runs in the middle innings.
Oakland's starter earned his first win of the season, allowing 1 run on 3 hits over 7 innings with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk. The right-hander carried a 1.00 ERA through seven frames before Hogan Harris closed out the ninth for his fifth save.
Nick Kurtz tied the game 1-1 with a solo homer to left center in the third inning. Zack Gelof provided the decisive run in the fourth, singling to center to score Brent Rooker and move Henry Bolte to second.
Jameson Taillon took the loss for Chicago, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings with 6 strikeouts. His ERA stands at 5.13. The Cubs managed just 4 hits and scored their lone run in the first when Nico Hoerner came home on Alex Bregman's groundout to third.
Oakland snapped a losing streak to improve to 28-31. Chicago fell to 32-28 after the loss.