Gage Jump strikes out 9 and Carlos Cortes homers to lift the A's over the Twins 4-2

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Cortes homered and Gage Jump struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings as the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Jump (6-8) pitched into the seventh for the first time since June 18 against the Angels, when he fanned seven and allowed one hit in seven innings.

Alika Williams got the first A's hit with a two-out double in the second, and Cortes put them ahead with a two-run shot to right field. Tommy White hit an RBI double with two outs in the sixth and Donovan Walton added a run-scoring single, extending the lead to 4-0.

Lawrence Butler had two hits for the A's, and Henry Bolte legged out his first career triple.

Taj Bradley (9-6) tied his career high with 11 strikeouts, but gave up four runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out the side on nine pitches in the fifth for the first immaculate inning in Twins history.

Minnesota got two runs back in the seventh, ending Jump's night, but the Twins were held hitless the rest of the way. Hogan Harris and Luis Medina combined for 1 2/3 scoreless innings, and Elvis Alvarado earned his fourth save.

Royce Lewis led the Twins with two hits. They went 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position and stranded five overall.

LHP Connor Prielipp (3-7, 5.57 ERA) takes the mound for Minnesota opposite A's RHP J.T. Ginn (8-8, 3.60) to conclude the series on Wednesday.

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Athletics Henry Bolte, center, talks with Athletics third base coach Bobby Crosby (8) after hitting a triple during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)

Minnesota Twins pitcher Taj Bradley (26) throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)

Athletics' Lawrence Butler reacts as he runs to first base after hitting a single in the fourth inning during a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)

Athletics' Carlos Cortes watches his two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)

Athletics pitcher Gage Jump (61) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle slugger Cal Raleigh homered in his first at-bat against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night and tied a Mariners' record with homers in four consecutive at-bats.

Raleigh led off the second inning against Philadelphia's Aaron Nola with a 362-foot shot to right field for his 18th homer of the season.

The four-homer streak matched the Seattle record set by Mike Cameron on May 2, 2002.

The homer came in Raleigh’s first at-bat after the switch-hitting catcher hit three homers in a 9-2 win against the Phillies on Monday night. Raleigh walked in his next plate appearance in the fourth inning, and the streak ended in the sixth with a strikeout against Nola.

The Mariners beat the Phillies 4-1.

Raleigh had struggled all season after finishing as the runner-up for the AL MVP last year with 60 home runs. He entered the series against Philadelphia with a .159 batting average and 14 homers. On Monday, he was 3 for 3 with a walk between the first and second homers.

The Mariners' team record for homers in a two-game span is five, set by Edgar Martinez on May 17-18, 1999. The last Seattle player to hit four home runs over two consecutive games was Kenji Johjima on June 24-27, 2006.

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Fans vie for the solo home run hit by Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh jogs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh jogs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)