Chisox73
03-24-2005, 11:14 PM
The Oakland A's were no match for on again-off again Cubs pitcher Glendon rusch as the A's dropped thier game to the Chicago Cubs 5-2 in Mesa,AZ this afternoon.
Rusch pitched 5 innings of shutout ball,allowing only 4 hits and striking oout 4 for the win.LaTroy Hawkins picked up his first save of the spring for Chicago.
A's starter Dan Meyer went 4 2/3 innings,giving up 4 runs,all earned on 6 hits,walking a batter and striking out a batter.
The Cubs scored 2 in the 3rd inning thanks to a michael Barrett solo shot,and an RBI single by Jerry Hairston.They scored 2 more in the 5th on RBI singles by Corey Patterson and Nomar Garciaparra.
The A's scored in the 6th inning when PR Bobby Smith scored on a wild pitch,and added another in the 9th on a Marco Scutaro solo homer.
Rusch pitched 5 innings of shutout ball,allowing only 4 hits and striking oout 4 for the win.LaTroy Hawkins picked up his first save of the spring for Chicago.
A's starter Dan Meyer went 4 2/3 innings,giving up 4 runs,all earned on 6 hits,walking a batter and striking out a batter.
The Cubs scored 2 in the 3rd inning thanks to a michael Barrett solo shot,and an RBI single by Jerry Hairston.They scored 2 more in the 5th on RBI singles by Corey Patterson and Nomar Garciaparra.
The A's scored in the 6th inning when PR Bobby Smith scored on a wild pitch,and added another in the 9th on a Marco Scutaro solo homer.