Lopez allows 1 hit in 5 innings, Butler and Soderstrom drive in runs as A's beat Twins 2-0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob Lopez allowed one hit in five innings, Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom drove in runs and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night.

Lopez (5-4) has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts since returning to the big leagues. He spent June with Triple-A Las Vegas after carrying a 6.75 ERA through May 31.

The A's were held hitless through four innings until Tommy White doubled with one out in the fifth. A walk on either side of White's double loaded the bases, and Butler hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring Donovan Walton in and open the scoring.

White nearly scored on a wild pitch to double the lead, but was tagged out by pitcher Zebby Matthews at home for the third out.

Soderstrom drove in Henry Bolte from second with a sixth-inning single that made it 2-0.

Matthews (4-8) allowed both runs on three hits in six innings. He walked three and struck out one. Austin Martin doubled and Ryan Jeffers singled for the Twins' only hits of the game.

Four A's relievers combined to allow one hit in four innings, with Hogan Harris working a hitless ninth for his eighth save.

The A's have won five straight against the Twins since last season after going 3-19 in the previous 22 matchups.

The three-game series continues on Saturday. Neither team has announced a starter.

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Athletics' Tommy White (47) races to third base before getting tagged out at home late during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson catches for an out on the Minnesota Twins during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Athletics' Jeff McNeil bats against the Minnesota Twins during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Athletics third baseman Tommy White, left, attempts to catch the ball while Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis slides safely into third base during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez throws to the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Genevieve formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean as Hurricane Fausto strengthened into a Category 2 storm and is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, forecasters said.

The risk of some impacts from wind and rainfall in the area is increasing, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday, but it's too soon to determine the exact location or potential magnitude.

“Interests in the Hawaiian Islands should monitor the progress of Fausto,” the center said in an advisory.

Fausto was far from land, about 1,385 miles (2,230 kilometers) east Hilo, Hawaii. Maximum sustained winds were around 105 mph (169 kph).

The hurricane center said swells generated by Fausto could cause life-threatening surf and rip tides in parts of southern California. Gradual weakening was expected during the coming days.

Genevieve was located about 570 miles (920 kilometers) south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and maximum sustained winds were around 50 mph (85 kph), according to an advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The advisory said the storm was expected to rapidly intensify in the coming days.

Fausto has been churning in the Pacific while Tropical Storm Bertha moved along the Gulf Coast. Bertha brought heavy surf and some flooding to southern Louisiana and Texas as it came ashore for a second time Thursday. By late that evening, the hurricane center declared Bertha had dissipated.

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Genevieve in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, July 24, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, July 24, 2026, shows Hurricane Fausto moving in the Pacific Ocean. (NOAA via AP)