Twins beat Athletics 9-6 at Sutter Health Park
The Athletics fell to the Twins 9-6 at Sutter Health Park, dropping to 51-81 as Jacob Wilson's season officially ended with a move to the 60-day injured list.
McNeil and Bolte hit, Springs and the bullpen don't
Twins6-9The Athletics lost 9-6 to the Minnesota Twins on August 24 at Sutter Health Park, falling to 51-81 with their last five games settling at 2-3. Jeff McNeil went 3-for-5 with a double and 2 RBI, and Henry Bolte added three hits of his own in a 3-for-4 night, but neither could keep the Athletics ahead.
Jeffrey Springs allowed 4 earned runs on 7 hits over 4.2 innings, striking out 3 and walking 2, before the bullpen finished off the loss. It snapped a two-game winning streak that the Athletics had built against Houston just days earlier.
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The Athletics transferred shortstop Jacob Wilson (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, ending any realistic chance he plays again this season. Behind him, catcher Shea Langeliers has begun hitting and throwing progressions on his rehab from a knee injury, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reported Monday.
The roster keeps turning over around them: MLB Trade Rumors reported Tuesday that the Athletics claimed Chris Roycroft, coming days after the outlet reported the club selected Michael Stefanic and claimed Johnathan Rodríguez earlier in the week.
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Gage Jump (5-8, 4.83 ERA) starts for the Athletics, working back from a rough turn against Kansas City last time out in which he allowed 5 earned runs on 8 hits over 4 innings in a loss. He'll face Taj Bradley (9-5, 3.90 ERA), who held Atlanta to 1 earned run over 5 innings with 7 strikeouts on August 19, though he did not factor in the decision — and the Athletics host the Twins tonight looking to salvage the middle game of the set.
Minnesota is favored, and the total points to a high-scoring game, which tracks with Jump's recent struggles and an Athletics bullpen already taxed from the night before. For that number to miss, Jump needs a cleaner outing than his last one, and the lineup that produced six runs off Minnesota needs to keep doing it.