BALTIMORE (AP) — Nick Kurtz hit a two-run triple in the fifth inning, and the Athletics edged the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Friday night.

Kyle Bradish (1-5) struck out 10 in seven innings for the Orioles, but infield defense cost them again during a three-run fifth for the A's. Pete Alonso and Adley Rutschman homered for two Baltimore runs.

Jacob Lopez (3-2) allowed two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Orioles are 0-9 in games against left-handed starters this year.

Jack Perkins allowed an RBI single to Samuel Basallo in the bottom of the ninth that brought Baltimore within a run. Hogan Harris then came on and walked Leody Taveras to move the tying run to second, but he struck out Jeremiah Jackson for the final out and his second save of the season.

Baltimore led 1-0 in the fifth when the Athletics put men on first and second with nobody out. Apparently expecting a bunt, the Orioles had a rotation play on, which meant shortstop Gunnar Henderson was out of position for what could have been a double-play grounder by Zack Gelof. Instead, the ball went through for an RBI single.

Then Jeff McNeil hit a grounder right at Henderson that could have been a double play. But he didn't field it cleanly and the Orioles managed only one out on the play. Kurtz followed with his triple that put the A's up 3-1.

Baltimore lost at Miami on Thursday night on a throwing error by third baseman Coby Mayo.

Kurtz had two hits Friday and has now reached base in 32 straight games.

Baltimore reliever Trey Gibson, who was called up before the game when the Orioles put right-hander Cade Povich (left elbow inflammation) on the injured list, allowed an RBI single by Jacob Wilson in the eighth.

Baltimore scratched infielder Blaze Alexander before the game with right calf tightness.

The Orioles have dropped six of their last eight.

Up next

Aaron Civale (3-1) starts for the A's against Baltimore's Shane Baz (1-3) on Saturday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Keibert Ruiz homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

Ruiz's solo shot off John Klein (0-1) broke a 5-all tie in the seventh, and Curtis Mead added an RBI single later that inning. PJ Poulin (3-0) won in relief, and Gus Varland got four outs for his fourth save.

Ryan Jeffers homered for Minnesota.

Brooks Lee opened the scoring with a two-run single for the Twins in the second, but Kody Clemens was thrown out at home by center fielder Jacob Young when he tried to score on Tristan Gray's flyout. That was one of several crucial mistakes by Minnesota.

With two out in the third, Austin Martin rounded third too far on Jeffers' double, getting caught in a rundown for the third out. Then Washington tied it when Ruiz doubled home Young and scored on Nasim Nuñez's sacrifice fly.

Gray put the Twins up 3-2 with a run-scoring single in the fifth, but Ruiz hit a two-run double in the bottom half, and with the bases loaded and one out, second baseman Luke Keaschall and right fielder Matt Wallner let Mead's popup fall between them, enabling another run to score.

Jeffers' solo shot in the sixth made it 5-4, but reliever Orlando Ribalta struck out Byron Buxton with the bases loaded to keep Washington ahead. After pinch-hitter Josh Bell tied it with an RBI double in the seventh, Ruiz and the Nats answered with two quick runs.

Up next

The Twins open a three-game series at Cleveland on Friday night. LHP Connor Prielipp (1-0) starts for Minnesota against LHP Parker Messick (3-1).

Washington starts a three-game set at Miami. LHP Foster Griffin (3-1) takes the mound for the Nationals against LHP Robby Snelling.

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