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
