WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Gage Jump pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs while striking out nine, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at Sutter Health Park.

The Athletics took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Carlos Cortes hit a two-run homer, scoring Alika Williams. Tommy White doubled in a run in the sixth and Donovan Walton singled home another to make it 4-0. Minnesota scored twice in the seventh on Kaelen Culpepper’s RBI double and Victor Caratini’s groundout.

Taj Bradley took the loss, giving up seven hits and four earned runs in 6 2/3 innings with 11 strikeouts. Elvis Alvarado earned his fourth save with a scoreless ninth. A.J. Minter threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Twins, and Luis Medina pitched a scoreless inning for the Athletics. The Twins managed four hits; the Athletics had seven. Attendance was 8,301, and the game lasted 2:27. The Athletics improved to 52-81, while Minnesota fell to 64-69.