A'ja Wilson scores 28 as the Aces beat the Fire 98-83

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A'ja Wilson finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces breezed to a 98-83 victory over the Portland Fire on Tuesday night.

Wilson hit 7 of 10 shots from the floor and 13 of 14 foul shots. The four-time league MVP scored 32 points twice to lead the Aces (19-8) to a pair of road wins over the expansion Fire earlier this season.

Jackie Young scored 25 points on 9-for-14 shooting to help Las Vegas shoot 58% from the floor. Chelsea Gray totaled 17 points and Jewell Loyd added 11 off the bench.

Megan DiLeo topped Portland (11-17) with 20 points and reserve Frieda Buhner scored 16.

Wilson had 10 points and five rebounds in the first quarter and Las Vegas took a comfortable 36-21 lead into the second.

DiLeo had a three-point play to finish off a 12-3 run to start the second period and the Fire closed within 39-33. Gray and Young had the final two baskets in a 14-4 spurt to close out the half and the Aces led 53-37.

Portland never got closer than six in the third quarter and trailed by double digits throughout the fourth.

Las Vegas: Hosts New York Liberty on Thursday.

Portland: Hosts Indiana Fever on Friday.

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Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young (0) shoots a layup past Portland Fire guard Carla Leite (0) during the first half of an WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) and Portland Fire center Megan DiLeo fight for the ball during the first half of an WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Portland Fire center Megan DiLeo (17) reacts after scoring against the Las Vegas Aces during the first half of an WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson, left, reacts after making a basket and drawing a foul during the first half of an WNBA basketball game against the Portland Fire Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson (22) gives a thumbs up during the first half of an WNBA basketball game against the Portland Fire Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brian Serven hit his first major league home run in almost four years and rookie Gage Jump pitched six scoreless innings as the Athletics cooled off the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night.

Tommy White went 4 for 4 and scored twice for the A's, who had lost three straight and five of six. Henry Bolte had an early RBI single, and pinch-hitter Lawrence Butler provided a critical insurance run with an RBI double in the eighth.

Connor Wong launched a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Red Sox, who had won 18 of 20.

Batting ninth, Serven gave the Athletics a 3-0 lead with a two-run drive to center field in the seventh that chased starter Jake Bennett (6-4). It was the catcher's seventh career homer and first since Aug. 21, 2022, for the Colorado Rockies against San Francisco.

Jump (4-6) allowed three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts. Luis Medina was charged with a run in 1 2/3 innings and Hogan Harris got four outs for his ninth save.

Wilyer Abreu had an RBI single off Harris that trimmed Boston's deficit to 3-1 in the eighth. Harris then struck out Ceddanne Rafaela with runners at the corners to end the inning.

Wong's homer cut it to 4-3 in the ninth before Anthony Seigler flied out to the center-field wall for the final out.

Bennett yielded three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.

Athletics LHP Jacob Lopez (5-4, 5.12 ERA) starts Wednesday night against Red Sox LHP Patrick Sandoval (0-0, 3.21).

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Boston Red Sox's Anthony Seigler reacts after flying out to end a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela, right, reacts after striking out to end the top of the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom (21), Lawrence Butler, center, and Henry Bolte celebrate the Athletics win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Athletics pitcher Gage Jump throws to a Boston Red Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

Athletics' Brian Serven hits a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)