Jacob Lopez took the mound for the A’s today, delivering yet another standout performance. Lopez went 7.2 innings, allowed 3 hits, 0 Runs, Struck Out 10 and did not walk anyone after throwing 114 Pitches. A Career Outing for Lopez who has now not allowed a run in his last 17 Innings. This was another calm masterpiece from a starter who's quietly climbing toward ace status. Offensively, The A’s did their part early: Colby Thomas blasted his first career home run in the second, Shea Langeliers followed with a sacrifice fly that padded the lead, and another Thomas sac fly later extended the cushion to 4–0, setting the stage for an A’s payday. Tyler Soderstrom tacked on a solo homer in the 8th to make it 5-0. 

Lopez made the Nationals look flustered—stalled by both his steady presence and the early offensive explosion. Washington’s bats were silent, unable to muster anything as Lopez was just dominant. Behind him, the A’s defense backs up every pitch, even turning a bizarre double play on a batter-interference call to keep Washington off balance. Even Tyler Soderstrom flashed the glove with a great catch in Left Field. This episode digs into Lopez’s mechanics, the timing of those early runs, and why this combination of clutch pitching and opportunistic hitting has A’s fans dreaming—maybe, just maybe, the season’s found its late-summer groove.

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