The Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night behind a strong start from Jacob Lopez. Lopez allows one hit in five innings and limits Minnesota’s offense throughout his outing, with Oakland controlling the game after a scoreless stretch. The Twins are held hitless through the first four innings, until Tommy White records a double with one out in the fifth.
Offensively, the Athletics score both runs on RBI hits from Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom. Their scoring comes while Minnesota keeps the game close early, and Oakland’s 2-0 lead holds through the remainder of the contest. Lopez improves to 5-4 and has allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four starts since returning to the major leagues.
Overall, the result reflects a combination of Oakland’s pitching performance and timely run production, with Minnesota unable to generate hits or runs after the fifth inning.
