WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — \u2014 Gage Jump gave up one hit over seven sparkling innings, and Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom hit back-to-back homers in a five-run first that sent the Athletics to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first six A\u2019s batters got hits off Ryan Johnson, recalled from Double-A Rocket City before the game \u2014 when the Angels also placed star outfielder Mike Trout on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zack Gelof singled leading off to extend his hitting streak to 22 games, the longest current run in the majors, and Nick Kurtz doubled. Langeliers drove a three-run shot 430 feet to center field for his 19th homer this season, and Soderstrom followed with his 13th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacob Wilson and Jonah Heim singled before Johnson (0-2) got his first out on Carlos Cortes’ fly to center that advanced Wilson to third base. A sacrifice fly by Henry Bolte made it 5-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Athletics then loaded the bases before Kurtz, the 11th batter of the inning, flied out to finally end it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Johnson settled down after that and lasted five innings. Jump (3-1), however, was great from the get-go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Making his fifth major league start, the rookie left-hander allowed only Oswald Peraza’s two-out double in the fourth. He struck out seven and walked three, throwing 72 of his 107 pitches for strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mason Barnett and Hogan Harris finished a four-hitter, the Athletics’ fifth shutout this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up next<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RHP Jos\u00e9 Soriano (8-4, 2.79 ERA) starts Friday for the Angels in the second game of the series. LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-7, 5.13) goes for the Athletics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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