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June 3, 2026 · NL Cent

Oakland Athletics vs Chicago Cubs

June 3, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 71°F · 9 mph, In From CF
AWAY
Oakland Athletics
30-31
5
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
32-30
4

Game Highlights

Published June 4, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Carlos Cortes scores. Shea Langeliers out at 2nd. Tyler Soderstrom to 1st. ATH 1, CHC 0
T2 Alika Williams Alika Williams singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Zack Gelof scores. ATH 2, CHC 0
B2 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. ATH 2, CHC 1
B3 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Nico Hoerner scores. ATH 2, CHC 3
B4 Michael Busch Michael Busch triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Ian Happ scores. ATH 2, CHC 4
T8 Colby Thomas Colby Thomas homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. ATH 3, CHC 4
T8 Tyler Soderstrom Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Tyler Soderstrom singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to shortstop Dansby Swanson. ATH 4, CHC 4
T10 Nick Kurtz Nick Kurtz singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Alika Williams scores. ATH 5, CHC 4

Box score

  12345678910 R
ATH 1100000201 5
CHC 0121000000 4

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Athletics AWAY 5

Jeffrey Springs started for Athletics, leaving trailing 2–4.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jeffrey Springs Starter 3.2 86 4 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jeffrey Springs threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 33% 4.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 36 42% 0 5 13 11 7
    Slider 27 31% 2 8 6 6 5
    Changeup 20 23% 0 2 2 14 2
    Sweeper 3 3% 0 0 2 1 0
  • Joel Kuhnel Reliever 1.1 13 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • José Suarez Middle 1.1 20 0 1
  • Mark Leiter Jr. Middle 0.2 4 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Luis Medina Middle 1.0 19 0 1
  • Hogan Harris Setup 1.0 17 0 2 W
  • Justin Sterner Setup 1.0 14 0 1 SV
Cubs HOME 4

Colin Rea started for Cubs, leaving with a 4–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Colin Rea Starter 5.1 69 2 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Colin Rea threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 28 41% 2 7 4 11 4
    Changeup 19 28% 4 2 2 8 3
    Slider 7 10% 0 0 2 3 2
    Sinker 7 10% 0 1 1 3 2
    Sweeper 6 9% 1 0 2 0 3
    Curveball 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1
    Cutter 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1
  • Hoby Milner Middle 0.2 11 0 1 HLD
  • Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 16 0 1 HLD
  • Caleb Thielbar Middle 0.2 16 2 0 BS
  • Phil Maton Middle 0.1 12 0 0
  • Daniel Palencia Middle 1.0 15 0 1
  • Ethan Roberts Reliever 0.2 8 1 0 L
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 0.1 3 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1

Where the game turned

1 run Top 10th · off Roberts
  • Kurtz 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nick Kurtz 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .288 .440 .507 .947
Shea Langeliers C 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .356 .531 .887 2B
Tyler Soderstrom LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .230 .317 .424 .741
Brent Rooker DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .196 .277 .362 .639
Lawrence Butler RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .160 .254 .240 .494
Zack Gelof 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 .310 .434 .744 2B
Jeff McNeil 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .321 .332 .653
Alika Williams SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286
Carlos Cortes RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .322 .406 .503 .909
Colby Thomas RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .326 .465 .791 HR (2)
Jonah Heim PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .263 .361 .624
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .253 .338 .359 .697 2B
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .241 .326 .399 .725 HR (8)
Alex Bregman DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .255 .337 .356 .693
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .239 .324 .400 .724 HR (8)
Ian Happ LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .232 .350 .473 .823 2 2B
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .183 .290 .330 .620 2B
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 .244 .368 .394 .762 3B
Pedro Ramírez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Miguel Amaya C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .221 .350 .349 .699

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jeffrey Springs 3.2 7 4 4 1 3 2 86 4.37
Joel Kuhnel 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.88
José Suarez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.22
Mark Leiter Jr. 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.33
Luis Medina 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.77
Hogan Harris 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.48 W
Justin Sterner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.30 SV
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Colin Rea 5.1 4 2 2 2 3 0 69 4.59
Hoby Milner 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.28 HLD
Jacob Webb 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.45 HLD
Caleb Thielbar 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 16 4.05 BS
Phil Maton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.11
Daniel Palencia 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.98
Ethan Roberts 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1.62 L
Ryan Rolison 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.84

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.3 R IBBs 1.6 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 0.5 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATH
5-5 L2 -13 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-3 ?2 +17 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with ATH listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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