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Final Score: Oakland 5 - Chicago Cubs 2

Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Corey Brown broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single, as the Oakland Athletics scored four runs in the eighth inning to rally past the Chicago Cubs, 5-2, in Cactus League action.

Joe Blanton allowed four hits and fanned five batters over six scoreless innings for Oakland. Andrew Brown managed to pick up the win despite yielding two runs on two hits in the seventh inning.

Derrek Lee belted his first home run of the spring for Chicago, a solo shot in the seventh frame. Aramis Ramirez, Ryan Theriot and Henry Blanco each had two hits. Ryan Dempster gave up only one hit and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings of work. Kevin Hart absorbed the loss after surrendering four runs on two hits and two walks in one-third of an inning.