CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in 10 innings Wednesday at Wrigley Field, winning their second straight game in the series. scored single runs in the first, second and eighth innings before pushing across the decisive run in the 10th on Nick Kurtz’s RBI single. The Cubs tied the game 4-4 in the fourth on Michael Busch’s two-out triple.

Hogan Harris earned the win with a scoreless 10th inning, striking out two. Justin Sterner recorded the save with a perfect ninth. Colin Rea started for Chicago and allowed two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Ethan Roberts took the loss.

Oakland outhit Chicago 10-9. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered for the Cubs, a two-run shot in the third. The Athletics used seven pitchers, combining for 12 strikeouts. Attendance was 31,922, and the game lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes. improved to 30-31, while Chicago fell to 32-30. The teams conclude their series Thursday.