Athletics starter Jesse Chavez was not at his best on Sunday against the Cubs in Cactus League play.

Chavez had a hard time keeping the ball in the park, surrendering homers to Junior Lake and Luis Valbuena in the sixth frame. He was charged with five runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings of work.

Chavez has a 2.74 ERA and 14:4 K:BB ratio over 17 1/3 innings. He is slated to follow Sonny Gray and Scott Kazmir in the rotation at the start of the season.