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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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Juan Soto homers twice to lead Mets past Phillies

Jun 18, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Mets left fielder Juan Soto (22) celebrates his home run during the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Juan Soto homered twice, and Marcus Semien drove in a pair of insurance runs as the visiting New York Mets posted a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.

In the first matchup of the season between the National League East rivals, the Mets also received big efforts from Carson Benge (3-for-5) and A.J. Ewing (2-for-3, RBI). Sean Manaea was effective over 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) and six hits.

Philadelphia counterpart Aaron Nola yielded three runs (two earned) and seven hits in five frames. Alec Bohm finished with two hits and two RBIs for the Phillies, while Trea Turner (right calf contusion) left after getting hit by a pitch in his first at-bat.

With the game tied at 3-3 in the seventh, Benge opened the inning with a single against Jose Alvarado (3-2), who rebounded to get the next two hitters. However, the left-hander issued a wild pitch and a walk before Eric Wagaman’s pinch-hit RBI single made it 4-3.

Semien followed with a triple to the deepest part of the park to plate two more runs.

Huascar Brazoban and A.J. Minter combined to get the Mets through the seventh inning before Luke Weaver struck out the side in the eighth.

Devin Williams allowed a two-out run in the ninth before slamming the door for his 11th save.

New York put together a two-out rally in the first inning, starting with Soto’s homer on a 1-2 pitch from Nola. The Philadelphia right-hander committed an error on the next play, setting up Ewing’s RBI double that made it 2-0.

The Phillies got a run back in the bottom half of the first on Bohm’s RBI single, although Bryce Harper was caught stealing third to end the inning.

After both teams squandered scoring opportunities in the second inning, Soto homered again to lead off the third. This time, it was a high-arching blast to right-center for Soto that marked his second multi-homer game this season.

Bohm once again chipped away at the deficit, this time with an RBI double in the third to get the Phillies within 3-2.

Philadelphia tied it in the fourth on Derek Hill’s RBI single.

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Angel Reese's double-double drives Dream to win over Fever

Jun 18, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese (5) reacts to a basket and foul call in front of Indiana Fever forward Myisha Hines-Allen (2) in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Thursday, leading the Atlanta Dream to a 108-101 victory over the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis.

Jordin Canada added 18 points while Naz Hillmon and Allisha Gray each scored 17 points for the Dream (10-4), who won their fourth game in five tries. Rhyne Howard chipped in 16 points and six assists for Atlanta, which eclipsed the 100-point mark for the second straight contest.

Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each led Indiana (9-6) with 26 points, and Aliyah Boston contributed 23 points and eight rebounds. Sophie Cunningham scored 12 off the bench for the Fever, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Atlanta took the first double-digit lead of the game in the opening minute of the second half as Gray’s three-point play made it 61-51.

Five minutes later, Reese’s layup extended the margin to 13 before Indiana cut its deficit to 87-78 entering the final quarter.

After Hillmon’s trey gave the Dream a 93-84 lead, Mitchell scored seven straight to begin a 9-0 Indiana run, tying the game at 93 apiece with 5:08 remaining.

Reese and Mitchell then traded baskets before Gray’s four straight points gave the Dream a 99-95 lead with 2:09 left. Makayla Timpson’s free throws cut Atlanta’s lead in half, but Howard’s back-to-back baskets extended the margin to six with 48.2 seconds remaining.

Reese’s three-point play put the Dream ahead 106-99 with 23.1 seconds left, icing the outcome.

Indiana matched its largest lead of the first quarter when Mitchell’s jumper gave the Fever a 26-21 edge. Following a three-point play by Reese, Mitchell closed the first with a triple to give Indiana a 29-24 edge after 10 minutes.

There, the Dream began the second on a 10-2 run, taking a 34-31 advantage on Hillmon’s 3-pointer.

After Cunningham’s layup gave the Fever a 38-37 lead, Isobel Borlase’s layup and Gray’s triple put the Dream ahead by four with 5:12 remaining in the first half.

Gray’s back-to-back layups and Borlase’s three-point play accounted for a 7-0 Atlanta run to give the Dream a nine-point lead.

Led by 10 first-half points apiece from Gray and Howard, the Dream held a 58-49 halftime lead. Clark’s 17 paced the Fever before the break.