Sacramento A’s third baseman Tommy White (left) attempts to catch the ball while the Minnesota Twins Royce Lewis slides safely into the third base in the bottom of the fourth inning at Target Field in Minneapolis on Fri Jul 24, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey:

#1 Sacramento A’s starting pitcher Jacob Lopez and four relievers got a shutout against the Minnesota Twins 2-0 at Target Field in Minnesota on Friday night. As opposed to some previous struggles the bullpen came through and kept the Twins off the basepaths for most the game.

#2 The Twins only could muster five hits was it a matter of getting good pitching or the Twins just never saw this A’s bullpen and just couldn’t figure A’s pitching out?

#3 Lopez in his start had a great outing with five innings pitched allowing just one hit and four strikeouts with good command to get things started for Sacramento.

#4 The A’s didn’t get a hit through the first four innings until Tommy White hit a double in the fifth inning with one down. With the bases loaded Lawrence Butler came up and hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Donavan Walton for one of the A’s two runs.

#5 Former Dallas Mavericks managing partner Mark Cuban has bought a minority share of the A’s. The undisclosed amount by sources say Cuban bought five percent of the team. The investment was in preparation of the A’s move to Las Vegas in 2028.

#6 The A’s and Twins match up for the second game of the three game set Saturday. Starting pitchers for Sacramento RHP Mason Barnett (1-0 ERA 4.64 21 strikeouts). Minnesota Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-5, 5.00 ERA, 71 strikeouts), with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Pacific.

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