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Patrick Wisdom's Two Home Runs Power Cubs to Blowout Victory Over Athletics

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Overview

  • Patrick Wisdom hit two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-1 win over the Oakland Athletics.
  • Wisdom has hit five home runs over a four-game stretch and leads Major League Baseball with eight home runs this season.
  • Ian Happ drove in three runs and Cody Bellinger collected a career-high five hits for the Cubs, who have won eight of their last 11 games.
  • Hayden Wesneski pitched seven innings of one-run ball to earn his first major league victory after struggling in his first two starts this season.
  • The loss was the Athletics' fifth straight defeat and dropped them to 3-14, tied for the worst start through 17 games in franchise history.