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Gage Jump fires 7 strong innings as Athletics shut out Angels
Jun 18, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics pitcher Gage Jump (61) pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Shea Langeliers smacked a three-run homer in a five-run first inning and Gage Jump allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings as the Athletics earned a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday in West Sacramento, Calif.
Tyler Soderstrom also homered in the first inning for the Athletics, who had dropped three of their previous four games.
Jump (3-1) struck out a career-high seven and walked three while throwing 107 pitches in his fifth major league start. The 23-year-old rookie left-hander has won three straight decisions.
Mason Barnett allowed a hit in the eighth, and Hogan Harris gave up two hits while fanning three in the ninth to complete a four-hitter.
The Angels fell to 13-26 on the road hours after putting star center fielder Mike Trout (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list. Los Angeles lost for the fourth time in five games.
Ryan Johnson (0-2) was recalled earlier in the day by the Angels from Double-A Rocket City and settled down after his shaky first inning. He allowed five runs and eight hits — just one after the first inning — while pitching five innings. He struck out two and walked one.
A’s third baseman Zach Gelof went 1-for-3 with a walk to extend his career-best hitting streak to 22 games, the longest active run in the majors.
The Athletics saw their first six batters get hits as they sent 11 batters to the plate against Johnson in the opening-inning uprising.
Gelof singled to start it off, extending his streak, and Nick Kurtz followed with a double. Langeliers then crushed an 0-1 sweeper over the wall in center, with the 430-foot blast giving the A’s three quick runs.
Soderstrom followed with a 402-foot homer to left-center to make it 4-0. Jacob Wilson and Jonah Heim added singles before Carlos Cortes hit a fly ball for the first out.
Wilson moved to third on the Cortes out and scored on Henry Bolte’s sacrifice fly to center. Jeff McNeil singled and Gelof walked before Kurtz flied out to end the frame.
The Angels threatened in fourth as Nick Madrigal drew a leadoff walk and Oswald Peraza delivered a two-out double for the lone hit off Jump. Christian Moore, recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake before the game, struck out swinging to end the inning.
Wade Meckler singled in the eighth off Barnett, and Vaughn Grissom and Moore each singled in the ninth off Harris.
–Field Level Media
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A'ja Wilson, Aces top Mercury, make Commissioner's Cup final
Jun 17, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) shoots the ball against Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner (24) in the first half at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The Las Vegas Aces clinched a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup title game against the New York Liberty with an 86-76 victory Wednesday night at the Phoenix Mercury behind A’ja Wilson’s 33 points, 11 rebounds and five steals.
The Aces (11-4, 6-1 Commissioner’s Cup) have won seven of their last eight games heading into the Cup title game at New York against the Liberty on June 30.
The Mercury (4-12, 2-5) have lost 10 of their last 12 games.
They had 22 turnovers compared to nine for Las Vegas. The Aces achieved 18 steals.
Wilson’s dominance inside led to a 42-30 scoring edge in the paint for Las Vegas. The Aces also outscored Phoenix 13-2 in second-chance points.
NaLyssa Smith had 21 points and Jackie Young 20 for the Aces. Smith made 8 of 10 shots from the field.
The trio of Wilson, Smith and Young combined to score 74 points, nearly outsourcing Phoenix.
Phoenix was led by Kahleah Copper’s 26 points.
The game had 12 lead changes and 11 ties through the first three quarters, a much closer affair than when Phoenix beat the defending WNBA champions 99-66 at Las Vegas in the season opener.
Las Vegas gained some separation early in the fourth quarter after outsourcing Phoenix 10-3 to take a 79-72 lead with 3:18 left.
Wilson’s short jumpers on consecutive possessions increased the lead to 84-74 with 1:52 remaining.
Las Vegas led by seven in the first quarter before Phoenix rallied to take a 47-38 lead with 3:24 left in the second quarter.
Phoenix led 49-45 at halftime behind 14 points from Copper and 10 from DeWanna Bonner, who did not score in the second half.
The duo combined to make 8 of 10 shots from the field in the first half, and Bonner made both of her 3-point attempts.
Wilson had 18 points for Las Vegas in the first half.
The teams had seven lead changes and five ties in the third quarter before the Aces took a 68-64 lead at the end of the period.
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Kyle Bradish fans career-best 12 as Orioles top Mariners
Jun 17, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) tags out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday homered and Kyle Bradish struck out a career-high 12 in 7 2/3 strong innings as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday.
Seattle’s Dominic Canzone and Cole Young hit back-to-back homers to open the bottom of the ninth against Orioles closer Ryan Helsley, who was making his first appearance after a six-week absence caused by right elbow inflammation.
Helsley overcame that by getting Victor Robles to ground out before fanning rookie Colt Emerson and Connor Joe to end the game.
Bradish (4-7), who lasted four innings in each of his previous two starts and gave up five runs in both, limited the Mariners to one run on five hits and two walks.
With a runner on first and two outs in the eighth, the Orioles brought in Yennier Cano to face Cal Raleigh. The move didn’t work as Raleigh walked, but Cano got Rob Refsnyder, the potential tying run, to pop out to shortstop, ending the inning.
Despite a quality start, Mariners right-hander George Kirby (5-7) dropped his fifth straight decision. Kirby allowed three runs on eight hits over six innings, with no walks and five strikeouts.
The Orioles opened the scoring in the third inning. Blaze Alexander grounded a one-out single to right field, and an out later, Henderson hit a high fly to right that just cleared the fence.
The Mariners halved their deficit in the fourth. Julio Rodriguez hit a one-out double to right and Canzone followed by grounding a run-scoring single to center.
The score remained 2-1 until the sixth when the Orioles’ Pete Alonso reached on a one-out infield single. An out later, former Mariner Leody Taveras hit a low liner to right-center that rolled all the way to the wall for a run-scoring triple.
The Orioles’ Tyler O’Neill made a leaping catch at the right field wall in the bottom of the inning to rob Raleigh of a home run.
The Orioles tacked on another run in the seventh against reliever Alex Hoppe. Holliday drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third as Alexander grounded a single up the middle. Holliday scored to make it 4-1 as Taylor Ward grounded into an around-the-horn double play.
The Mariners were without first baseman Josh Naylor (right wrist discomfort) and outfielder Luke Raley (lower back tightness) for the second straight game.
–Field Level Media
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Olivia Miles' record-setting night boosts Lynx over Sparks
Jun 17, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles (5) drives to the basket against LA Sparks guard Ariel Atkins (7) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Rookie Olivia Miles scored 24 of her career-high 31 points in the first half, Natasha Howard added 15 points with nine assists and the visiting Minnesota Lynx closed out Commissioner’s Cup play with a 99-83 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday.
Kayla McBride scored 14 points and Courtney Williams added 13 for the WNBA-best Lynx (12-3), who went 6-1 in Commissioner’s Cup play but just missed out on representing the Western Conference in the title game.
The Lynx needed a victory Wednesday to reach the Cup final, as well as a loss from the Las Vegas Aces, who finished off an 86-76 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.
Miles continues to make a case for WNBA Rookie of the Year while helping to fill the void left by Napheesa Collier, who has yet to play this season because of multiple ankle surgeries. Setting a WNBA first-half rookie record with her 24 points, Miles shot 12 of 15 from the floor and 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
Rae Burrell scored 19 points and Dearica Hamby added 12 points with nine rebounds for the short-handed Sparks, who were without leading scorer Kelsey Plum (leg) as well as Cameron Brink (ankle). The Sparks also lost reserve guard Kate Martin after a first-half knee injury.
Jihyun Park scored a career-high 13 points and Nneka Ogwumike added 10 for Los Angeles (7-8), which went 3-4 in Commissioner’s Cup play and has lost consecutive games following a three-game winning streak.
The Sparks’ defensive woes continued with Minnesota shooting 55.6% from the floor, although they did force 20 turnovers, while committing 19 on their end of the floor.
The Sparks were competitive in the early going behind Burrell, who was starting in place of Plum. Burrell scored 10 points in the opening quarter to help Los Angeles to a 19-18 lead before Minnesota led 23-19 at the end of the period and never trailed again.
The Lynx led by as many as 17 in the second quarter and were up 52-37 at halftime after Miles scored a career high for points in any half.
Minnesota’s advantage reached 20 in the third quarter as the visitors had the game well in hand while leading 74-59 at the start of the fourth. Miles set her career high in points on a layup with 5:25 remaining.
–Field Level Media
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