The Cubs have been on an absolute roll at Wrigley Field this season. They’re sporting a 40-18 record at the friendly confines and with a victory on Tuesday they’d clinch their fifth winning season at home. It would be up to Jon Lester to extend their winning streak to five games.
Lester manage to escape trouble for one inning, but the A’s offense ambushed him in the 2nd. In total, the Athletics scored eight runs on seven hits. The big blow, a three-run homer off the bat of Dustin Garneau. After the dust settled it was an ugly 43 pitch inning for Lester.