Athletics Thump Cubs, White Sox Drop Close One

Edwin Jackson might have had a better day if he never found his way to work. The Cubs right-hander was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday when he went to the wrong ballpark, then gave up eight runs when he finally found the right mound in Chicago's 14-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

Jackson said he entered `Oakland Athletics spring training complex' into his Google Maps app on his phone and it directed him to Phoenix Muni, which is across the street from the Phoenix Zoo. The A's now play at HoHoKam Stadium, the Cubs' former spring training home. The Cubs' current complex is less than 5 miles away.

"It was my fault for not looking to see where it was," said Jackson, who arrived in time to see Cubs prospect Kris Bryant hit his ninth Cactus League homer in the third inning. "I've had positive outings throughout the spring, except this one."

Rockies 7, White Sox 6

Christian Bergman pitched four shutout innings to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in spring training on Tuesday. Bergman allowed two hits and struck out one while finishing the game. With left-hander Jorge De La Rosa possibly headed for the disabled list with a groin injury, the 26-year-old Bergman might be an option for Colorado's rotation.

"He had real good command, that's what he does," Rockies manager Walt Weiss. "Both sides of the plate. He's got a great feel" for pitching.

Jose Abreu connected for his first spring homer, but White Sox left fielder Melky Cabrera committed two errors in Colorado's six-run fifth inning.

Tuesday, March 24 Scoreboard

Philadelphia 5, at Atlanta 3

Minnesota 6, Toronto 5

Baltimore 9, at Pittsburgh 2

Miami 9, Boston 4

Houston 4, at NY Mets 3

Colorado 7, at Chicago White Sox 6

Oakland 14, Chicago Cubs 2

Texas 15, LA Angels 8

San Diego 6, Seattle 4

NY Yankees 9, Detroit 8

Milwaukee 12, at Arizona 0

Cleveland 9, San Francisco 5

Wednesday, March 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

Toronto at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 12:05 p.m

NY Mets at NY Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 12:05 p.m.

Oakland at Milwaukee. 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at LA Dodgers, 3:05 p.m

Cleveland at LA Angels, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 9:05 p.m.

Texas at Cincinnati, 9:05 p.m.