OAKLAND, Calif. — Cubs slugger Patrick Wisdom already had made it four consecutive games with a home run when he got a hold of an outside sinker in the eighth inning Monday against the Athletics.
The two-run blast in the Cubs’ victory was Wisdom’s eighth homer of the season and put him in rare company. He became the fourth Cubs hitter in the modern era — and first since 1958 — with eight or more homers in 15 games to start the season, joining Lee Walls, Hank Sauer and Gabby Hartnett.
