Cubs 10, Athletics 1: Now comes the hard part

John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty ImagesWednesday afternoon’s 10-1 crushing of the Athletics completed a 5-1 homestand and made them 12-2 at home after the All-Star break.

All they have to do is replicate this success on the upcoming 10-game road trip and the N.L. Central should be theirs for the taking. Easier said than done based on previous road results, I know.

For now, though, let’s celebrate a big win over a very good A’s team.

Neither team did much over the first three innings. A third-inning single by Victor Caratini was the only hit by either the Cubs or A’s. A leadoff double by Marcus Semien in the fourth was Oakland’s first hit, and two fly outs later, the A’s had a 1-0 lead.

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