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,

The Chicago Cubs, led by manager Craig Counsell, dropped their series with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday and handed the Milwaukee Brewers the NL Central crown in the process.

Zack Gelof doubled home the go-ahead run and scored another in a two-run eighth inning, and the visiting Oakland Athletics sent the Chicago Cubs to the verge of playoff elimination with a 5-3 victory Wednesday afternoon.

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.

Shea Langeliers and the Athletics defeat Ian Happ and the Cubs, 4-2