BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Interstat) — Jacob Lopez pitched six innings of two-hit ball and Hogan Harris earned his eighth save as the Athletics blanked the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday, July 24, 2026 at Target Field.

Lopez (5-4) allowed just two hits, struck out one and walked none in front of an announced crowd of 26,128. Harris closed with a scoreless ninth to preserve the win. Zebby Matthews (4-8) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on three hits over six innings with one strikeout.

The Athletics (44-59) scored their runs on a sacrifice fly by Lawrence Butler in the fifth and a run-scoring single by Tyler Soderstrom in the sixth, both chasing home a runner. Minnesota (51-54) managed just two hits, singles by Austin Martin and Ryan Jeffers. Kody Funderburk tossed a scoreless inning of relief for the Twins, yielding one hit.

The game lasted 2 hours, 26 minutes. The Athletics have won two of their last three, while the Twins had their three-game winning streak snapped.