Athletics at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
The Story
The Chicago Cubs walked off the Oakland Athletics 7-6 at Wrigley Field on June 4, 2026, completing a dramatic comeback that saw the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Cubs win climb from 58% before first pitch to 100% by game's end. Oakland held a lead heading into the ninth after a dominant sixth inning, with Shea Langeliers delivering a home run off Shota Imanaga that swung win probability 16.3 points toward the Athletics and Henry Bolte adding a double in the same frame for another 13.7-point shift. The Athletics pushed their advantage to 6-3 entering the bottom of the ninth before Chicago mounted a four-run rally to end things.
The Cubs ninth inning was defined by a pair of pivotal singles off Athletics reliever Luis Medina. Pete Crow-Armstrong's single registered the single largest win-probability swing of the game at plus 45.9%, and Dansby Swanson followed with a single of his own worth another 38.8 points, collectively accounting for more than 84 points of win-probability movement in a matter of minutes. Nico Hoerner added a single off Joel Kuhnel worth 15.8 points to keep the rally alive as Chicago scored four times to secure the win.
Crow-Armstrong finished as the game's most impactful player by the DiamondIQ model's measure, accumulating plus 50.5% WPA and a RE24 of plus 2.5, while Swanson contributed plus 30.8% WPA. On the mound, J.T. Ginn was the most valuable Chicago pitcher with plus 24.9% WPA, and Langeliers led Oakland's offensive contributors with plus 29.1% WPA and a RE24 of plus 1.9 despite finishing on the losing side.