Ginn goes 8 innings and Gelof hits one of four A's homers in 12-1 rout of Phillies

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — J.T. Ginn pitched eight stellar innings, Zack Gelof homered, tripled and drove in three runs, and the Athletics cruised to a 12-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

Shea Langeliers, Brent Rooker and Jacob Wilson also went deep for the AL West leaders. Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 31 games with a first-inning walk.

Kyle Schwarber homered for the Phillies, who lost for just the second time in 10 games under interim manager Don Mattingly.

Ginn (1-1), making his sixth start after being elevated from the bullpen, allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.

Every starter in the batting order had a hit for the A's, who finished with 13.

Langeliers and Rooker each hit a two-run shot off rookie Andrew Painter (1-4) in a four-run first inning. Wilson made it 7-0 in the third with another two-run drive against Painter, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. Rooker’s RBI single in the fourth upped the advantage to 8-0.

Painter, the No. 13 overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2021 amateur draft, gave up eight runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings, raising his ERA to 6.89.

Schwarber homered in the fourth.

Backup catcher Garrett Stubbs got the loudest cheers of the night from the home fans with a 1-2-3 ninth in a pitching appearance.

Athletics: The A's travel to Baltimore for a three-game series that begins Friday night when LHP Jacob Lopez (2-2, 6.60 ERA) faces Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish (1-4, 5.03).

Phillies: Open a three-game home series against Colorado on Friday night. Rockies RHP Chase Dollander (3-2, 3.38 ERA) opposes Philadelphia LHP Jesús Luzardo (3-3, 5.09).

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Philadelphia Phillies' Andrew Painter throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Athletics' Shea Langeliers runs the basses after hitting a two-run home run off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Athletics' Shea Langeliers (23) celebrates his two-run home run off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter with teammate Lawrence Butler during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Athletics' Jacob Wilson, right, celebrates his two-run home run off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter with Carlos Cortes (26) during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.”

He did more than just see it — the Republican president was driven across the new coating before he got out of his SUV to make a statement and answer questions from reporters who had been taken there to await his arrival before the sun set.

The new blue coating will hide the pool's gray stone, a color Trump said was “never good.” The project cost nearly $2 million, he said.

“It never had the color people wanted, but now it’s going to have the great color,” he said, standing in the pool surrounded by some of his Cabinet secretaries, including Doug Burgum of Interior and Markwayne Mullin of Homeland Security.

Trump said he is also working on the memorial to President Abraham Lincoln itself, but he offered no specifics, saying only that “we have a beautiful plan” in mind.

Work has been underway at the memorial for the past few years on an underground visitors’ center scheduled to open in June.

Trump last month announced the reflecting pool renovation during an unrelated Oval Office appearance. He said he was inspired by the complaints of a friend visiting from Germany, who he said told him the water in the pool was dark, filthy, and looked disgusting.

The project is another way for Trump to leave his mark on the city, following his demolition of the White House East Wing to build a large ballroom there.

Critics have said Trump is spending too much time and attention on his pet projects and not enough on issues that voters care about, like the cost of living, in the run-up to the November elections. Others have said he wants the reflecting pool to look more like an actual swimming pool.

Trump lashed out when a reporter asked why he was focused on the Reflecting Pool, given U.S. military action in Iran. He said several truckloads of garbage had been hauled away after it was removed from the pool and said, “Our country is about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital.”

“We're fixing up the reflecting pond to the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and you say, ‘Why are you fixing it up?’" Trump continued. “Because you can understand dirt maybe better than I can, but I don't allow it.”

President Donald Trump arrives to visit the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Donald Trump arrives to visit the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)