Tyler Soderstrom homered and was 2 for 4 and Zack Gelof hit a double to take the lead in the eighth as the Athletics beat the Cubs 5-3, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to become the first major league team to earn a spot in the playoffs,

Tyler Soderstrom homered and was 2 for 4 and Zack Gelof hit a double to take the lead in the eighth as the Athletics beat the Cubs.

The Oakland Athletics and Brent Rooker square off against Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, in the final game of a three-game series at Wrigley Field.The Cubs pitching staff ranks

Preview the Sept. 18 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Brent Rooker has 38 home runs and 109 RBI this year for the Athletics, 80 runs scored, a strikeout rate of 28.4% and a walk rate of 9.5%, plus 10 steals on 12 attempts. His slash line is .302/.372/.584.

Shea Langeliers homered twice, including a towering solo drive that cleared the Wrigley Field bleachers in left, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3.