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Gage Jump Strikes Out 9 and Carlos Cortes Homers to Lift the A's over the Twins 4-2
Carlos Cortes hit his eighth homer and Gage Jump struck out nine as Oakland held Minnesota to four hits.
- On Tuesday in West Sacramento, California, the Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-2, with Carlos Cortes homering and Gage Jump pitching into the seventh inning.
- Athletics pitcher Gage Jump faced Right-hander Taj Bradley as the team sought to bounce back from a 9-6 loss in Monday's series opener.
- Cortes hit a two-run shot in the second for a 2-0 lead; Lawrence Butler, Tommy White, and Donovan Walton combined for two more runs in the sixth, extending the margin to 4-0.
- The Twins struck out 12 times and stranded five runners in the loss; center fielder Byron Buxton exited with an apparent back injury after chasing Henry Bolte's triple in the seventh.
- Relief pitchers Hogan Harris, Luis Medina, and Elvis Alvarado finished the final innings, while LHP Connor Prielipp will face RHP J.T. Ginn on Wednesday to conclude the series.
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Carlos Cortés fired a home run and Gage Jump delivered nine punches in 6 1/3 innings, so that the Athletics would impose themselves on the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday 4-2.
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