A's rebound and rout Nationals 15-1 to stop 10-game skid as Ginn takes no-hitter into 7th inning

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Athletics routed the Washington Nationals 15-1 to end their 10-game losing streak Saturday night.

Jacob Wilson, Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes homered to help the A’s bounce back 24 hours after a 23-4 loss to Washington, their most lopsided defeat in more than 70 years.

Ginn (8-6) allowed one hit in 6 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out seven and walked three.

The 27-year-old right-hander retired 19 of the first 22 batters he faced and lost his bid for a no-hitter when Keibert Ruiz lined a clean single to center field with one out in the seventh.

After that, Ginn was pulled by manager Mark Kotsay and received a standing ovation.

Ruiz also singled in the ninth and scored on Jorbit Vivas’ sacrifice fly. Vivas, an infielder, pitched for the Nationals for the second consecutive night. He worked the eighth inning and allowed one run, one hit, one walk and a hit batter.

Wilson and Soderstrom each scored three times. They both homered off starter Zack Littell (7-7), who gave up eight runs, eight hits and four walks in six innings.

Shea Langeliers added a three-run double in the seventh. Wilson and Jeff McNeil each had three of the team's 13 hits as the A's stopped their fourth losing streak of 10 games or more over the last five seasons.

One night after getting hammered by the Nationals, the Athletics batted around and scored five runs in the first inning.

After Ginn struck out the side on 13 pitches in the top of the first, Wilson drove Littell’s first pitch into the left-field stands for a leadoff homer. Four other A’s players drove in runs during the inning.

Nationals LHP Foster Griffin (10-2, 2.77 ERA) faces Athletics LHP Jacob Lopez (4-3, 6.83) on Sunday.

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Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn walks to the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Saturday, July 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Athletics' Carlos Cortes runs the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Athletics' Shea Langeliers hits a three-run double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Saturday, July 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn throws to the Washington Nationals during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom, right, fist bumps third base coach Bobby Crosby after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) — Kimi Antonelli saw off a challenge from Charles Leclerc to get back to winning ways at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday as his teammate and Formula 1 title rival George Russell failed to finish.

Antonelli started on pole but lost the lead to Leclerc when a virtual safety car slowdown allowed the Ferrari driver to save time during his pit stop.

Antonelli sped back past Leclerc with 10 laps remaining and cruised from there to his sixth win of the season — and his F1 career — and first since last month's Monaco Grand Prix.

“Let’s go!” he told the Mercedes team over the radio. “Thank you so much, guys, thank you.”

Leclerc was second and Max Verstappen was third after briefly taking, then losing, the lead from Antonelli on the opening lap.

The Italian stretched his standings lead after Russell was left stuck in the gravel on the first lap after he was pushed into a spin by Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.

In a sign of tension at Mercedes after a heavy blow to his title chances, Russell seemed to blame his car, rather than Hamilton, for the incident.

Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari after an eventful race including a five-second penalty for colliding with Russell, verbal spats with Ferrari over strategy and car setups over the radio, and knocking over a Ferrari mechanic as he left the pits.

Hamilton immediately asked after the team member’s health and was told he was OK, but was still facing an investigation after the race for an “unsafe release” from the pit stop.

Lando Norris started 13th for McLaren thanks to a grid penalty but sliced through the field and even briefly led the race when others pitted. A pit stop delay dropped him back but he still finished seventh.

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Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy, left, steers his car during the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy drives into the pits after clocking the fastest time during qualification ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy, center, stands on the podium with second place Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, and third place McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain after clocking the fastest time during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy celebrates after clocking the fastest time during qualification ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)